OTHER TOP STORIES Map: State Coronavirus Websites and Number of Reported Cases As institutions shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19, every state has set up a website to inform residents. Here we link to those pages, as well as give daily updates on the number of reported cases in each state. READ MORE Alabama Lawmaker Calls for Federal Emergency Broadband Funds Describing rural Americans as "feeling abandoned and desperately in need of help," Rep. Robert Aderholt has asked the Trump administration to address connectivity that enables remote education and health services. READ MORE California Spins Up One-Stop Coronavirus Resource Website Taking some cues from the state’s Alpha website project, the new COVID-19 resource webpage offers a "central location for up-to-date and simple guidance" on fighting the fast-moving virus. READ MORE Thomson Reuters Acquires Gov Tech Company Pondera Solutions The Ontario-based conglomerate Thomson Reuters now has Pondera’s anti-fraud, waste and abuse platform in its suite of business intelligence tools, potentially giving health-care giants greater insight into bad actors. READ MORE What’s New in Civic Tech: Communities Respond to COVID-19 Plus, government advocacy groups create coronavirus resources online; state governments build digital platforms to centralize response efforts; top local gov philanthropy group convenes virtual workshops; and more. READ MORE Experts: Ride-Hailing Has an Environmental Problem to Fix A new report by the Union of Concerned Scientists calls attention to the climate impacts of ride-hailing, since a portion of many ride-hailing trips involve an empty car, while the car is en route to pick up a passenger. READ MORE |