Pataki's office noted that the photo plan was mistakenly included in the budget. Plans call for rewiring the building to bring it into the Information Age and creating space for patron service and high-tech information tools. With the connection to the legislators' e-mail, users can send feedback. A schedule of hearings pertaining to all bills during a given week can be obtained online the preceding Friday. Ohio The Ohio State Medical Board is considering cracking down on the selling of prescription drugs over the Internet.
Drugs dealing with baldness, impotence and weight loss are the most common.
Oklahoma Oklahoma City replaced the standard mug shots of incoming jail inmates with digital photographs and a computerized system to catalog and retrieve images. The photo database allows police officers to generate quick photo lineups for identification of suspects and easily exchange photos with other law enforcement agencies. The grants are part of the Web Companies Project, a program designed to equip students with skills needed for the 21st century. Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Almond's Executive Order 99-1 calls for state departments to designate Y2K teams for the purpose of resolving operational issues before the end of 1999. The Municipal Association of South Carolina's winter meeting in February featured a computer resource center with stations for sending e-mail to legislators.