Budget & Finance
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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next. -
From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints.
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The company has bought GrantExec, a young company that uses artificial intelligence to help match grant providers with recipients. The deal is not Euna’s first foray into grant administration technology.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission has lodged a complaint alleging Dallas-based AriseBank misled its customers with fraudulent claims and has since blocked the enterprise from selling its cryptocurrency.
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From gunshot detection to data collection, officials want to see technology playing a bigger role in the city’s decision-making process. But where to invest and how to pay for it remain unknown.
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The city of Pittsburgh recently embarked on a journey to purchase smart city technology. But rather than keep the process internal, they treated it like open data and shared it with the public.
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As the world learns more about the implications surrounding cryptocurrencies and blockchain, financial veterans warn the nascent technology could cause a major disruption.
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The online state budgeting tool OhioCheckbook.com is being looked at as a means of charting a path out of Louisiana’s financial troubles.
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During the Conference of Mayors in Washington, D.C., last week, mayors from across the country voiced concerns that the federal outline for infrastructure funding could leave cities holding the bag.
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Harris County Commissioners Court will have a meeting at the end of the month to hire a firm to look over the county's internal policies and cybersecurity controls.
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Similar to the action taken by Montana Gov. Steve Bullock Jan. 22, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order requires Internet service providers to adhere to certain net neutrality principles to be eligible for government contracts.
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Recently introduced legislation would force Internet service providers to maintain net neutrality standards or risk losing contracts they hold with state government.
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The effort to build a high-speed rail line between the Bay Area and Los Angeles is facing mounting costs that could stall the project’s progress even more.
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Among a number of other priorities, Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive budget outlines the extension of autonomous vehicle testing in the state and a proposal that would ban cellphone use for young drivers.
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A county official says providing Internet access to rural areas is not a matter of ability so much as finding the cash to make it happen.
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After seven years, courts finally hear arguments regarding the constitutionally of the Louisiana Legislature using fees paid for a specific purpose to help balance the state's budget.
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During the Smart Cities: Thriving in the Future track at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show, public- and private-sector officials said municipalities may be shifting their focus in smart city efforts to be more citizen-centric.
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A House subcommittee has been formed to study the cryptocurrency and how its underlying technology could be used in the public service.
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Planning for the future technology needs of a major city takes foresight, planning and the ability to spot an opportunity on the fly.
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The telecommunications tax, along with existing sales taxes on network equipment, would help pay for the cost of building high-speed Internet lines to the 16 percent of Georgians who live in rural areas that currently lack Internet access.
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Regulators are clamping down on a Dubai-based company they accuse of misleading investors.
