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Archive of Technology on Thursday May 08, 2008
Legislators hear benefits of statewide trauma system
A statewide trauma system would save the lives of 200 to 600 Arkansans who die each year because they can't get needed emergency care fast enough, health officials told legislators Wednesday. Read More
New law will pile on charges for sex predators on Internet
A new law sponsored by a Chandler legislator will make punishments harsher for Internet sex predators. Read More
FDLE unveils terror-alert system
Suspicious business owners now have a new communication network, "BusinessSafe," to report their concerns to the proper authorities, Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Gerald Bailey announced Wednesday. Read More
Perdue OKs bill to expand use
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation gained the power to compare crime suspects' DNA samples with a database of genetic evidence collected from 150,000 offenders and nearly 7,000 unsolved cases, under legislation Gov. Sonny Perdue signed Wednesday. Read More
Foes of Web driving class get Scooby Doo certified
Scooby Doo can get behind the wheel again in Florida. Not in real life, of course. The talking dog doesn't exist. But opponents of a bill to let Georgia's habitual traffic violators take court-ordered driving classes online signed the cartoon canine up for an Internet course in Florida, which has a similar law. Read More
Disabled criticize Pace's dispatch computer service for paratransit
Angered by chronically late or no-show drivers and frustrated at having to sit for hours in paratransit vans for what should be shorter rides, more than a dozen disabled riders castigated Pace Wednesday for what they said were flaws in a new computerized dispatch system. Read More
Governor fires back in dispute over e-mails
The governor began returning fire Wednesday as Missouri's e-mail wars heated up. Read More
Legislature concludes work
Consider these two scenarios for the fate of the coal bill: The third time is the charm. Or, three strikes and you are out. Supporters of a coal-fired power plant were banking on the former Wednesday. They are hopeful Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will sign off on their third bill of the session authorizing expansion of the power plant near Holcomb in southwest Kansas. Read More
Legislature signs off session with coal bill
The Kansas Legislature on Wednesday sent another coal-fired power plants bill to Gov. Kathleen Sebelius before ending the wrap-up session. Read More
House roll call on bill allowing coal-fired plants
Here is the 76-48 vote Wednesday by which the House approved the latest bill allowing for the expansion of the Holcomb power plant and restricting the power of the secretary of health and environment. Supporters of the provisions tied them to economic development projects in other parts of the state. Read More
Bill seeks to limit traffic cameras
Traffic cameras aimed at catching drivers who run red lights should not be aimed at the front of cars, says Sen. Troy Hebert, D-Jeanerette. Read More
Delay in pollutant ban likely
Gov. Martin O'Malley said yesterday that he is inclined to sign legislation delaying a statewide ban on dishwasher detergent containing polluting phosphorus and that he still is weighing whether to veto a bill ensuring that fruity alcoholic drinks known as "alcopops" continue to be taxed and distributed the same way as beer. Read More
Governor turns table on critical representative -- asks for e-mails
Gov. Matt Blunt expanded his fight with Democrats over e-mail archives on Wednesday by requesting digital archives from Columbia Rep. Jeff Harris, a candidate for attorney general. Read More
Governor's office requests e-mail records from Harris
Gov. Matt Blunt's office has asked for years of documents and e-mails from Rep. Jeff Harris' office, a day after the Columbia Democrat criticized the Republican governor for his handling of electronic records. Read More
Recording - Blunt lawyer warned bosses about e-mail policy
After a lawyer working for Gov. Matt Blunt was fired last September, two different stories emerged. Read More
Missouri Senate sends $22.4 billion spending plan to Blunt
The Missouri Senate on Wednesday put the final touches on a $22.4 billion spending plan that includes more funding for public schools, college scholarships, life sciences research and low-income health care. Read More
Will ID be needed to buy video games?
WASHINGTON -- Young people face an ID check if they want to see an R-rated movie, but too many are walking into stores and purchasing video games that feature graphic sex and violence, Rep. Lee Terry, R-Neb., said Wednesday. Read More
Stun guns get boost before panel
A contingent of law enforcement and mental health experts yesterday urged the Attorney General's Office to let New Jersey join the 49 other states that allow police to use stun guns, arguing they can save the lives of officers and victims alike. Read More
Cuomo's power play
A furious Attorney General Andrew Cuomo yesterday demanded that the state Power Authority disclose who destroyed e-mail and BlackBerry messages involving Daniel Wiese, the agency's suspended inspector general and a central figure in the probe of political-espionage activities by the State Police. Read More
Former trooper's e-mails sought
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is turning up the heat in his investigation of possible political interference by the State Police -- demanding that the New York Power Authority tell him who deleted e-mails belonging to former police Col. Daniel Wiese, the authority's now-suspended inspector general. Read More
Grant to help Utah fight sex exploitation of kids
Paul Laurence Briggs, accused of being the owner of an MP3 player containing child pornography that was found on a Salt Lake City sidewalk, will join more than 100 defendants in Utah now being prosecuted on federal charges involving sexual exploitation of children. Read More
Court debates Internet chat
Can the state convict someone of enticing a minor over the Internet based on their words alone? That issue was the subject of lively debate among justices of the Utah Supreme Court on Wednesday. Read More
Phone ban for driving teens goes nowhere
A bill that would have banned cell phone use by teenage drivers had nearly unanimous support in Montpelier this year. Read More
Court upholds DNA sampling
The Vermont Supreme Court has upheld a 2005 law that allows the state to collect genetic samples from nonviolent felons. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Voters' guide promotes phone sex
An Oregon voters’ guide lists a very wrong number. California’s governor insults rural legislators. And Pennsylvania considers selling wine in vending machines. In case you missed those stories this week, “Worth Noting” fills you in. Read More
WORTH NOTING: Phantom voter stalks Ala. State House
An Alabama lawmaker says someone’s been using his voting machine. Florida’s House Speaker locks the doors and turns off Internet access to make legislators pay attention. And Mayberry’s Sheriff Taylor endorses a North Carolina gubernatorial candidate. In case you missed those stories this week, "Worth Noting" fills you in. Read More |
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