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 "municipality": "Newport",
 "status_type": "City",
 "jurisdiction": "Rhode Island",
 "country": "US",
 "topic": "ai-policy",
 "label": "AI use policy",
 "status": "uncertain",
 "last_verified": "2026-05-27",
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   "title": "Newport City Council to vote on artificial intelligence powered constituent engagement system",
   "document_type": "pilot",
   "status": "n/a",
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   "document_url": "https://whatsupnewp.com/2024/12/newport-city-council-to-vote-on-artificial-intelligence-powered-constituent-engagement-system/",
   "summary": "Local news: City Manager and IT Dept recommended a not-to-exceed $14,000 contract with Polimorphic, Inc. for an AI-powered constituent-engagement system; council voted Dec 11, 2024 for a Jan 1-Jun 30, 2025 trial. A deployment/procurement, not a governing AI-use policy.",
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