Daily Montanan: Data center restrictions signed into South Dakota law after push for incentives failed. “After lawmakers rejected proposals to incentivize the construction of large data centers in South Dakota, the governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that will place new limits on the industry.”

CalMatters: California regulators obscured records in hazardous waste rulemaking. “California’s hazardous waste regulator added hundreds of pages of federal road accident reports to a rulemaking record — then gave the public a broken link to access them and directed anyone who wanted to read them to submit a public records request. The documents, obtained by Earthjustice through such a […]

New Hampshire Bulletin: Political consultant begins live streaming NH Executive Council meetings on YouTube. “The New Hampshire State House isn’t always known for being technologically savvy, but the Executive Council moved a step further into the digital age Wednesday with a meeting live stream…. On Wednesday, Chris Maidment, a political consultant for Councilors John Stephen and David […]

Maine Monitor: Maine lawmakers targeted by social media campaign opposing data center ban. “One of Maine’s top law firms is pressing legislators to oppose a full ban on the construction of new data centers in a bid to save its clients’ ventures in the state. Preti Flaherty, an Augusta-based law firm that’s representing companies trying to build data centers in Sanford and Jay, launched […]

Michigan Advance: Michigan’s use of AI to process SNAP applications draws concerns about past automation failures. “The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has begun using artificial intelligence to help boost the number of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program cases it can review, a department official told members of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on DHHS last week.”

Times of India | Rs 76cr revenue loss for failure to penalise delayed projects: CAG

The state government incurred a revenue loss of Rs 76.38 crore due to the Public Works Department's failure to penalize contractors for significant project delays. Despite 95 road and bridge projects exceeding their deadlines by up to 1,609 days, no liquidated damages were imposed. This lapse deprived citizens of essential infrastructure and impacted financial discipline.

Read more: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bhubaneswar/rs-76cr-revenue-loss-for-failure-to-penalise-delayed-projects-cag/articleshow/129932783.cms

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The Assembly: Public Records Must Be Produced ‘Promptly.’ How Did N.C. Towns Do?. “In conjunction with Sunshine Week, an annual celebration of open government and public records, NC Local, The Assembly, WFAE, and WUNC requested the same set of emails from North Carolina’s 20 largest cities at the same time. Some provided the documents within minutes. Others placed the requests into queues […]

Idaho Education News: ‘The genie’s out of the bottle:’ Little signs artificial intelligence education bill. “Idaho Gov. Brad Little signed a bill instructing the Idaho Department of Education to develop a statewide framework for integrating generative artificial intelligence (AI) into classrooms.”

Reuters: New Mexico lays out options to force changes at Meta after court win. “In an interview, New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez laid out a wide range of prospective changes to Meta’s products that the state may pursue. They include asking the court to restrict the types of content recommended to minors, to limit the frequency and timing of social media notifications prodding […]

Johnson County Post: Kansas bans students from using cellphones during the school day, starting this fall. “Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly on Thursday signed a bipartisan law requiring students to store their phones in a secure, inaccessible location until dismissal.”