Swan's Picks: Expanding internet access, racial disparities in homeownership, and more this week

Rural areas to get $759M in grants for high-speed internet (msn.com)

Cities Weigh Value of AI-Powered Gunshot Detection Tech - Bloomberg

In California Cities, a New Frontier for Public Financing of Elections | Bolts (boltsmag.org)

Private Companies Helped Ruin Jackson’s Water (levernews.com)

Black Families Fall Further Behind on Homeownership | The Pew Charitable Trusts (pewtrusts.org)

Plus a bonus story: Secretaries of state warn 'independent state legislature theory' would upend elections--The Center Square