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(TNS) — The chairman started the meeting by telling people he had heard enough from them. Only a few dozen people were there when usually these meetings have more than 150. But the critics say that’s because there was no public notice and the meeting time kept changing. In the end, after a meeting that lasted just 10 minutes, the rural Alabama county west of Montgomery granted a...

(TNS) — The Lynn Police Department has implemented a new policy governing its Automated License Plate Recognition (ALPR) system, limiting access to lieutenants and above, restricting data retention to seven days, and requiring weekly audits as concerns over surveillance and misuse continue to draw scrutiny. Police Chief Christopher Kelly outlined the policy during Tuesday’s City...

When state and district leaders talk about educational outcomes, the conversation almost always centers on the K-12 system. We analyze third-grade reading proficiency, track middle school math growth and monitor high school graduation rates. When children face challenges, our instinct is to look inside the K-12 classroom for solutions and adjust instructional strategies, add int...

October 14, 2026. The Center for Digital Government (CDG), a trusted brand of e.Republic, today announced the winners of its 2026 Government Experience (GovX) Awards. The awards honor the states, cities, counties, and agencies that are making their services easier to use, more inclusive, and more engaging. Now in its 10th year, the program recognizes governments that use shared ...

<img src="https://public.flourish.studio/visualisation/30558169/thumbnail" width="100%" alt="map visualization" /> For a complete list of this year's winners and honorees, plus project winners, click here. Residents aren't thinking about legacy systems when a website loads. They aren't thinking about data architecture when an application moves smoothly from one step to the...