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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How tax authorities decide to treat virtual currencies like Bitcoin may determine whether they thrive or die.
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Despite the retreat for technology shares, some experts believe tech will remain a relatively hot ticket for investors in 2016.
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OpenGov Co-founder Zac Bookman identifies key drivers in government tech, including open data and local services.
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The Alameda, Calif., City Council will consider approving a lease that will allow Google to expand and absorb the location that houses the Alameda Naval Air Station.
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CES typically showcases new tech meant to improve lives, but in recent years has lost sight of its meaning. This year, the focus is back on innovation and industry leading developments.
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In cities across the country, the rise of taxicab alternatives like Uber aren't hurting just the taxicab companies.
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2015 saw an explosion of new tech trends including connected cars, mass market versions of virtual reality, and a new messenger app that deletes itself after 10 seconds -- but how will they evolve in 2016?
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Bloomington, Ind.’s Web app provides renters with information that they otherwise might not consider, potentially leading to demands for better housing.
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For small and large businesses in the area, the portal brings together data on revenues, salaries, health insurance costs, supplier locations and more.
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When Virginia wants technology, it goes to its sole contractor, who then sub-contracts out to other vendors — but the state is now looking toward a faster-paced model that matches the speed of the businesses it supports.
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With the growing popularity of services like Airbnb, Uber and Getaround, the tourism industry has had to adapt rapidly to accommodate the influx of vacationers.
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The bills are intended to put Michigan on the leading edge of a new technological advancements and could help attract other economic development on things like autonomous vehicles.
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Gov. David Ige has unveiled the IT Oversight Plan, and is working with state CIO Todd Nacapuy to correct mistakes made in the past that have given the department a bad reputation.
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The projects approved vary from simple sidewalk repair to a $25 million highway improvement project.
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Uber is starting to fear the possibility that their drivers may join a class action lawsuit that calls for their reclassification from an independent contractor to an employee, so the company is trying to be proactive about it.
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The new website is “designed to improve the experience of businesses selling products and services to the state of California” and replaces the previous system known as BidSync.
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During a House subcommittee meeting, one official said some states might be illegally using federal funding to pay for operations this year, and that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is working to recover money that exchanges have spent inappropriately.
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Companies like Uber drive money out of local communities and erase the benefits that employees fought hard for. Co-ops could fix that.
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