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Quantum-Safe Shield: IonQ launches first statewide “Hack-Proof” network

April 28, 2026 7:37 am

Florida LambdaRail partnership creates 100-mile quantum fiber backbone… Infrastructure designed to protect state data from “future” quantum computer attacks… First-of-its-kind US rollout signals beginning of the “Post-RSA” security era… DeSantis: “Florida will be the lead lab for the next generation of digital defense”… https://quantumcomputingreport.com/ionq-and-florida-lambdarail-launch-u-s-statewide-quantum-safe-network/ MIAMI, FL — April 27, 2026 — IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), the …

UPDATE | Virginia voters approve new congressional map in statewide vote.

April 22, 2026 7:05 am

Virginia voters approved a Democratic plan to allow them to redraw the state congressional map for the remainder of the decade — part of the partisan battle over redistricting happening in several states ahead of the 2026 midterm election. The proposed map would give Democrats a chance at winning 10 of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts, …

ICE launches statewide raids in Maine

January 22, 2026 8:35 pm

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swept across Maine with the help of local police departments, despite opposition by the Democrat governor. ICE and other federal immigration officials began “Operation Catch of the Day” as Wednesday dawned with coordinated raids in counties all over the Democrat-led state. The campaign was peaceful and without widespread protests or …

Cyberattack cripples Nevada state government, shutting down DMV offices, welfare programs, courts, and online services statewide

August 28, 2025 3:37 pm

The collapse was total. Nevada woke on Sunday, August 25, to discover its entire digital infrastructure had failed. It was not a flicker, not a temporary glitch. DMV offices could not process licenses. Welfare benefits froze. Courts could not function. Government websites were offline. Phone lines were dead. The governor’s office could not communicate. Millions …

South Carolina Board of Education Passes Statewide Cellphone Ban for Public Schools

September 7, 2024 10:36 pm

COLUMBIA — South Carolina school districts must ban students from using their cellphones during the entire school day, but exactly how they go about it is up to district officials, according to a policy the state Board of Education passed Tuesday. At the very least, districts must require students to keep their phones and connected …

Florida Attorney General seeks Zuckerberg’s involvement in Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, citing 53% of human trafficking incidents reported were from Meta platforms.

July 11, 2023 6:27 am

“Florida’s Attorney General is calling for Mark Zuckerberg to speak to the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking regarding Meta platforms being used most frequently to “assist, facilitate or support human trafficking.” According to their survey “146 of the 271 reported instances of social media platform use in human trafficking were attributable to Meta platforms (lnstagram, …

Florida Issues Statewide Emergency Malaria Alert

July 1, 2023 9:48 pm

The Florida Department of Health issued a statewide alert after four people in Sarasota contracted malaria in locally transmitted cases, coming a day after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a similar notice for Florida and Texas. “All individuals have been treated and have recovered. Malaria is transmitted through infected mosquitoes,” Florida’s …