Expected to save money and give local firms an edge

The new contract will save the state $8.5 million annually

The new Web committee will meet on Sept 1

"We rolled out the MiTAPS pilot application in June, and we are now operational, ready for business, so that Michigan businesses and citizens can reap the benefits"

The state's new AMBER Alert notification system uses all of Vermont's lottery terminals and tickets

$286,749, for equipment to identify a caller's cellular telephone number and the cell tower from which the call was transmitted

Releases white paper on open source software

Site offers live Web casts, video chats and the 'W' blog

For every 100 incidents of injury, an estimated one million close call incidents go unreported. A number of these injuries and close calls are due in large part to human error. The Near-Miss Reporting System will help the fire service track the close calls -- incidents that do not lead to serious injury or death -- and learn from these human errors to increase its overall ability to protect fire fighters and the communities they serve

The system integrates interactive maps with dynamic traffic volume and traffic speed charts and graphs

The new system replaces antiquated legacy systems

Taxpayers in three counties can pay county property taxes at the state's Web portal.

The center is needed to provide information to state and local officials.

Businesses, state agencies will create public/private partnerships that will focus on anti-terrorism measures.

The president's plan could affect more than 800,000 federal jobs.

The pilot test should result in lawmakers getting access to constituent mail.

Cuts to state programs and services also face new governors as they look at ways to balance budgets.

Partisan bickering is holding up approximately $3.5 billion earmarked for local governments to spend on first responders.