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The One Piece of Tech That Would Make the New York City Subway Much Safer

Rather than security robots or gun detectors, officials could invest in tech that deters someone from jumping or being pushed into the tracks

Apr 06 24April 06, 2024

Article at themarkup.org

Whistleblowing While Black: How Truth-Telling Changes the Careers of Black Women in Tech

Black women whistleblowers not only jeopardize their professional prospects, experts say, but often face more intense backlash

Mar 13 24March 13, 2024

Article at themarkup.org

Put a Privacy Protector on Your Screen

Prying eyes (like mine!) might be shoulder surfing your devices. Here’s how to protect yourself

Jan 03 24January 03, 2024

Article at themarkup.org

I Went to the Real ‘Cop Con.’ Here’s The Tech Police Are Testing.

Nearly 700 vendors showcased police tech from tracking devices disguised as Newport cigarettes to window-breaking drones

Nov 04 23November 04, 2023

Article at themarkup.org

The Tech at ‘Cop Con’: Cigarette Carton Trackers, VR for School Shootings, and ‘Peacekeeper Batons’ – The Markup

The International Association of Chiefs of Police brings police leadership and tech vendors together at its annual conference, where clear trends about the future of law enforcement emerged

Nov 03 23November 03, 2023

Article at themarkup.org

Private Companies Like Axon Expand Their Reach With Public Dollars. We Want to Look Into That

Ese Olumhense, a new reporter at The Markup, outlines her vision for investigating the ways governments acquire and use emerging technology

Sep 09 23September 09, 2023

Article at themarkup.org

Axon’s Ethics Board Resigned Over Taser-Armed Drones. Then the Company Bought a Military Drone Maker

The CEO's vision for Taser-equipped drones includes a fictitious scenario in which the technology averts a shooting at a daycare center

Sep 08 23September 08, 2023

Article at themarkup.org

DeSantis’ Election Police Have Largely Flopped in Florida Voter Prosecutions. A New Law Aims to Change That.

Election deniers’ push to target voters and election officials has only intensified in the four months since the 2022 midterm elections, signaling the most threatening wave of voter suppression in decades.

Mar 09 23March 09, 2023

Article at revealnews.org

Texas Republicans Look to Usurp Power of Local Prosecutors Who Don’t Pursue Their Voter Fraud Agenda

The Texas Legislature is considering at least nine bills that would increase criminal penalties for voting-related infractions or extend law enforcement’s ability to investigate voters.

Jan 12 23January 12, 2023

Article at revealnews.org

How Democracy Survived the Midterm Elections

Following the 2020 election, it looked like the midterms could create more chaos. But mostly, they didn’t. Why?

Nov 19 22November 19, 2022

Article at revealnews.org

Big Lie Proponents Are Creating Harsh Criminal Penalties for Elections Activity

The proliferation of election crime legislation is the most threatening front in voter suppression efforts in generations.

Oct 27 22October 27, 2022

Article at revealnews.org

Search for the Crime Bills That Target Voting and Elections in Your State

Reveal created a first-of-its-kind database to track bills that target election crimes in state legislatures across the country.

Oct 27 22October 27, 2022

Article at revealnews.org

¿Cómo el estado de Nueva York elabora su presupuesto? Le preguntamos a los expertos

En años anteriores, el gobernador y los líderes del Senado y la Asamblea —los proverbiales “tres hombres en una habitación”— trabajaron la maraña de proyectos de ley y resoluciones en un presupuesto ejecutivo, un proceso poco transparente. Si bien la óptica es diferente esta vez, algunos expertos en elaborar presupuestos dicen que no esperan

Jan 20 22January 20, 2022

Article at citylimits.org

How Does New York State Come Up With a Budget? We Asked the Experts

In years past, the governor and leaders of the Senate and Assembly—the proverbial “three men in a room”—worked the tangle of bills and resolutions into a budget, an often opaque process. While the optics are different this time, some budget experts say they don’t expect the process to change

Jan 12 22January 12, 2022

Article at citylimits.org

In First State of the State, Gov. Hochul Pledges ‘New Era for New York’

Hochul, who became the state’s first female governor after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned in 2021, has worked hard to distance herself from her predecessor, and from what she has described as a toxic working culture in the

Jan 05 22January 05, 2022

Article at citylimits.org

As NY Redistricting Forges Forward, Asian American Groups Push for ‘Unity Map’

The “Unity Map” was drawn by three civil rights legal groups—the Asian American Legal Defense Fund, the Center for Law and Social Justice, and Latino Justice—and features districts drawn to preserve a community's political power, the organizers said, particularly important given the growth of the Asian population in the city according to last year’s

Jan 04 22January 04, 2022

Article at citylimits.org

A Tale of Two Speakers? Adrienne Adams And Francisco Moya Both Declare Victory in Race to Lead Council

In statements Tuesday afternoon, both Moya and Adams, who are Queens Democrats, projected victory in the coming contest for speaker. The body will officially vote on one speaker—who essentially sets the legislative agenda and liaises with the mayoral administration—after its members are sworn in at the beginning of the

Dec 15 21December 15, 2021

Article at citylimits.org

Huge Ma, ‘TurboVax’ Creator, On Why He’s Running for Office in Queens

The news sets up a competitive primary for Assembly District 37, which includes Astoria, Sunnyside, Ridgewood, and Queensbridge, and iterates an increasingly familiar dynamic in Queens politics: a seasoned incumbent facing off against a relative political

Dec 15 21December 15, 2021

Article at citylimits.org

Mayor-elect Eric Adams Raises Around $1.2M For Transition, Inauguration

As of Nov. 30, according to a disclosure statement produced by the transition team, Adams had raised $993,478 from around 530 donors, including nearly 150 from outside New York

Dec 09 21December 09, 2021

Article at citylimits.org

The NYC Council Speaker Candidates on Their Legislative Priorities

The speaker’s race—the Council’s own internal contest for electing its leadership—comes at a turbulent time, as the city attempts to rebound from the impact of the still-mutating COVID-19 virus. Each speaker sets the legislative agenda for the incoming Council and liaises between the lawmaking body and the

Dec 02 21December 02, 2021

Article at citylimits.org

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