Budget & Finance
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Gov. Mikie Sherrill, who took office in January, wants more public safety tools to protect stops and stations, and a better user experience. She has ordered officials to come up with a plan. -
The launch of GrantWell, which offers free support to municipal governments, aims to expand their access to federal and state funding. A recent listening tour highlighted local needs.
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Negotiations have stalled over a state Senate proposal to repeal a sales tax exemption on data center equipment. Gov. Abigail Spanberger raised the possibility of a data center electricity consumption tax.
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The new Oakland Kapor Center for Social Impact opened amid the growing tech migration to the town, and aims to bridge the divide between tech companies and social justice advocates.
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Representatives of Bitcoin-mining businesses told Public Utility District staff and commissioners that this rate, over time, would put them out of business.
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The transaction system underlying the bitcoin network has far broader uses than easing financial transfers – including identifying people and tracking property ownership.
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Connecticut’s venture capital and growth financing bounced back in the second quarter after scraping against a record low of under $30 million for the first three months of the year.
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Austin Water CIO Teri Pennington talks about the utility's use of data analytics to track the health of its assets.
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Before being chosen as Donald Trump's pick for vice president, Pence announced a mix of new money and continued state spending to grow Indiana's reputation for supporting innovation.
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Multiple use cases for the blockchain are currently being tested, so it's worth learning the basics.
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The agency will commit $30 million a year for five years to six large scientific teams working toward a vaccine and outright cure.
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The University of Florida Office of Technology Licensing saw a 43 percent increase in licenses in fiscal year 2015-16 compared to the previous fiscal year, and launched 17 start-up companies.
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Rather than focusing on appeasing large scale employers, the Madison Chamber of Commerce turned its attention to building a strong startup community.
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The new commercial drone rules are a reasonable way to guard public safety while providing businesses room to develop new uses for the technology.
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The Allegany County Small Business Technology Micro-Fund would offer a one-time, up-front cash incentive for each full-time employee earning a minimum of $45,000 annually.
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Anticipating the further stagnation of oil prices, Alaska has launched a tech accelerator that has allocated more than $100,000 to local tech companies.
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The future possibilities of blockchain, a data structure that produces a digital ledger of transactions, are endless.
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Though critics say new data shows the program hasn’t created enough jobs, its leader notes that "you can’t go from zero to thousands in two years.”
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An audit last summer highlighted areas for improvement, including the need for a full-time project manager to help guide the process.
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The Massachusetts Technology Learning Council called on companies to send proposals to the TSA for better ways to secure checkpoints and move passengers from the terminal to the gate.
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While technology companies have embraced Washington, they haven’t yet embraced political disclosure.
