Government Technology

Daniel C. Vock

Twitter: @govtechnews

Recent Articles

States Rack Up Victories in Bids to Collect Online Sales Taxes
April 10, 2013 - States and localities could reap as much as $11 billion a year.

Backlash for Red-Light Cameras Hasn’t Slowed Spread
February 26, 2013 - This year, lawmakers in 22 states have filed more than 100 bills dealing with traffic cameras.

Transit Repair Backlog Will Get Renewed Focus
January 17, 2013 - A new federal law requires state and local agencies to detail the condition of their trains, buses, tracks and equipment, and take steps to upgrade them.

Federal Government Gives States More Time on Real ID
January 09, 2013 - This is the fourth time the federal government has given states more time to comply, even though agency officials told a U.S. House panel last spring there would be no further extensions.

Car Insurance by the Mile Debuts in California
September 07, 2011 - They report not just mileage, but time of day, speed, acceleration, braking and the force during turns.

Can Taxing Trucks by the Mile Help Save Transportation Funding?
August 25, 2011 - Too many obstacles to charge cars by miles traveled, but trucks are a different matter.

New York Withdraws from Secure Communities
June 02, 2011 - The California Legislature is advancing legislation to let individual counties opt out of Secure Communities.

Idaho Governor Signs Anti-Tenure Teacher Law
March 18, 2011 - Limits the ability of teachers to collectively bargain, eliminates tenure for new teachers and allows districts to pay teachers based on performance.

As Redistricting Gets Under Way, New Jersey is Already Gridlocked
March 10, 2011 - Louisiana, Mississippi, New Jersey and Virginia hold off-year elections this year so they must redraw their electoral maps.

Unpaid State Bills Shift Burden to Local Governments
October 21, 2010 - "We won't pay Albany until Albany pays us."

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