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Gig Economy & Technology BALTIMORE — Nonprofit Receives $2M to Expand High-Speed Internet Access Baltimore nonprofit Waves received a $2 million grant from Baltimore’s...

Labor & Employment CHICAGO — Teachers Union Narrows Contract Demands After eight months of increasingly tense contract negotiations, the Chicago Teachers Union has now...

Gig Economy & Technology DETROIT — City Becomes Largest U.S. City to Accept Cryptocurrency Payments Detroit residents will have the option beginning in mid-2025...

Gig Economy & Technology PHILADELPHIA — City Council Moves to Ban AI Rent “Price-Fixing” The Philadelphia City Council advanced legislation that would empower the...

Gig Economy & Technology LOS ANGELES — L.A. Metro Testing AI Weapons Detection System L.A. Metro is considering implementing a weapons detections system being...

Gig Economy & Technology CHICAGO — City’s ShotSpotter Contract Ends After months of contentious debate among city leaders, the City of Chicago ceased use...

Gig Economy & Technology CHICAGO — CTA Launches AI Surveillance to Stop Gun Violence at Transit Stations The Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) recently rolled...

Labor & Employment BALTIMORE — City Council Investigates DPW Working Conditions Baltimore City Council members criticized Department of Public Works (DPW) officials over unsafe...

Gig Economy & Technology NEW YORK — City Deploys Drones for Major Storm Warnings New York City emergency management officials have deployed five teams...