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  "entity": "CouncilNews",
  "subtitle": "An eCorp Venture",
  "domain": "councilnews.com",
  "vertical": "Government & Civic",
  "count": 18,
  "generated_at": "2026-09-02T19:39:09.749Z",
  "articles": [
    {
      "title": "New AI center announced for St. Louis",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/09/new-ai-center-announced-st-louis/415773/",
      "summary": "The Spirit of St. Louis AI Innovation Center looks to position the city and the surrounding region as a hub for the technology with computing power and other resources.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/02/20260902_STL_Cavan_Images_Paul_Giamou/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Mamdani ends Adams’s Chromebook spending spree",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/09/mamdani-ends-adamss-chromebook-spending-spree/415770/",
      "summary": "New York Focus had spotlighted the T-Mobile contract, which cost the city $3.5 million a month to equip Chromebooks with cell service.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/02/20260902_NYC_Savusia_Konstantin/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "States urge schools to use AI, but leave teachers on their own to stop cheating",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/09/states-urge-schools-use-ai-leave-teachers-their-own-stop-cheating/415769/",
      "summary": "Most states have published AI guidance for public schools, but they mostly avoid addressing academic integrity. That’s left many teachers adrift and frustrated when it comes to stopping AI-fueled cheating.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/02/20260902_AI_Solskin/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Why ‘mundane’ uses are most effective for AI",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/09/why-mundane-uses-are-most-effective-ai/415771/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | The unglamorous tools that give employees time back in their day may not generate headlines, but they help get government moving more efficiently.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/02/20260902_OpEd_Issarawat_Tattong/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Scammers are making the government harder to trust",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/09/scammers-are-making-government-harder-trust/415736/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | As government impersonation scams proliferate, agencies face a growing challenge: convincing Americans that legitimate calls, texts and other messages are actually from the government.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/09012026scammer/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Inspector general fired by Trump talks leadership, OIG independence and his new memoir",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/09/inspector-general-fired-trump-leadership-oig-independence-memoir/415765/",
      "summary": "Former Labor watchdog Larry Turner writes about confronting racism, working under “toxic” bosses and what he misses most about being in government.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 17:55:51 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/Screenshot_2026_09_01_at_4.58.45_PM/large.png"
    },
    {
      "title": "TSP funds were back in the black in August",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/09/tsp-funds-were-back-black-august/415758/",
      "summary": "After two months of stock market slowdowns, the federal government’s 401(k)-style retirement savings program saw each of its offerings increase in value again.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:47:30 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/GettyImages_2210232423/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Shutdown threat possibly lifted as House passes stopgap spending bill",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/09/shutdown-threat-lifted-house-passes-stopgap-spending-bill/415753/",
      "summary": "The measure gives Congress more time to reach a deal on a comprehensive spending package for fiscal 2027.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:22:02 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/Mike_Johnson/large.png"
    },
    {
      "title": "Data centers are Americans’ least favored development, poll finds",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/09/data-centers-are-americans-least-favored-development-poll-finds/415751/",
      "summary": "The survey from Public First and ITIF found that 46% oppose data centers in their communities, compared to 26% who support, far behind other projects.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/20260901_ITIF_primeimages/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "White House launches water cybersecurity pilot in Texas",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/cybersecurity/2026/09/white-house-launches-water-cybersecurity-pilot-texas/415749/",
      "summary": "Project Watershed 250 will stress-test utilities over six months and could serve as a model for protecting water providers nationwide.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/083126AbbotNG/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "State audit finds room for improvement in NYC’s AI governance",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/09/state-audit-finds-room-improvement-nycs-ai-governance/415748/",
      "summary": "A new report from state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli found New York City has only partially implemented 2023 recommendations on how government should use AI.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/Zohran_Mamdani_Aug_31_2026_headline/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "The irony of scarcity: When risk and opportunity reside between agencies",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/09/irony-scarcity-when-risk-and-opportunity-reside-between-agencies/415750/",
      "summary": "COMMENTARY | New technologies are interacting with governance systems built around older assumptions in areas like water and electricity. AI will shift that paradigm.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/09/01/20260901_OpEd_Yana_Iskayeva/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Nearly 3,150 Labor employees seeking disability accommodations impacted by data leak, internal memo says",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/08/3150-labor-employees-disability-accommodations-data-leak-internal-memo/415738/",
      "summary": "A recently disclosed data leak impacts employees who have submitted reasonable accommodation requests since October 2023.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:35:19 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/31/DOL_buildling/large.png"
    },
    {
      "title": "Trump’s 2027 pay freeze has unions warning of recruitment, retention problems",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2026/08/trumps-2027-pay-freeze-unions-recruitment-retention-problems/415737/",
      "summary": "Critics of President Trump’s plan to keep most federal employees’, save for federal law enforcement officers and military service members, pay at 2026 levels say it picks winners and losers.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:06:45 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/31/GettyImages_2291728115/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Federal disability employment program faced widespread compliance problems, whistleblower investigation finds",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/oversight/2026/08/federal-disability-employment-program-faced-widespread-compliance-problems-whistleblower-investigation-finds/415731/",
      "summary": "The AbilityOne Commission countered that “many of the compliance concerns cited by [the Office of Special Counsel] occurred during periods of operational disruption, including the pandemic.”",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:40:18 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/31/083126_Getty_GovExec_Whistleblower/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "States are mostly compliant with website accessibility rule, report finds",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/states-are-mostly-compliant-website-accessibility-rule-report-finds/415723/",
      "summary": "But many remain concerned about their ability to investigate and remediate any issues ahead of next year’s extended deadline, the report from NASCIO notes.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/31/20260831_NASCIO_narvo_vexar/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "Arkansas expects millions from Meta settlement. Here’s where other social media cases stand.",
      "url": "https://www.route-fifty.com/digital-government/2026/08/arkansas-expects-millions-meta-settlement-heres-where-other-social-media-cases-stand/415722/",
      "summary": "The state will receive millions from last week's settlement, but still has a number of cases against other social media giants pending.",
      "source": "route-fifty.com",
      "published": "Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:00:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.route-fifty.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/31/20260831_Arkansas_hapabapa/large.jpg"
    },
    {
      "title": "‘Not our decision,’ USPS chief says, as agency faces mail-in voting lawsuits and a looming cash crisis once more",
      "url": "https://www.govexec.com/management/2026/08/not-our-decision-usps-chief-says-agency-faces-mail-voting-lawsuits-and-looming-cash-crisis-once-more/415726/",
      "summary": "Postmaster General David Steiner says USPS “is not a political organization,” as it carefully navigates its way through yet another round of election mail lawsuits and urges Congress for help to avoid running out of cash.",
      "source": "govexec.com",
      "published": "Mon, 31 Aug 2026 11:34:00 -0400",
      "image": "https://cdn.govexec.com/media/img/cd/2026/08/31/David_Steiner/large.png"
    }
  ]
}