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 office will receive $432,000 from the Technology Services Revolving Fund and ongoing support to develop a statewide project management framework.
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The City Council is poised to develop new campaign finance rules that would create a searchable, downloadable database of city election fundraising information on candidates and political committees.
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The rise of a new class of American corporation — start-ups with outrageously high values — and an influx of venture capital money have stoked fears about whether an exuberant tech sector is overheating once again.
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The legislation, called MNvest, allows online equity crowdfunding for small businesses that was previously limited by Depression-era protections.
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Despite early resistance from retailers and even consumers, momentum is now building toward making these tap-and-pay systems a widespread consumer habit.
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If officials are unable to find a new vendor, the city risks losing millions of dollars in U.S. Housing and Urban Development money needed to fund critical homeless-assistance programs.
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If past is prologue, tax modernization has a chance, but only if it’s defined to mean making the system we have work efficiently.
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The Georgia Technology Authority has partnered with Capgemini to coordinate technology services for the state.
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The Connect America Fund is giving subsidies to Internet providers in Minnesota so that ratepayers do not see an increase for extending service to high-cost areas in the state.
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Through the state’s OhioCheckbook.com website, taxpayers are now able to view every dime the city spends in a searchable database.
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The state is walking away from a $130 million investment in the Hawaii Health Connector and permanently moving technology functions to the federal Obamacare program.
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The grant is meant to launch an effort aimed at expanding the university's computer-science department.
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Vendors and governments can learn a lot from each other. The procurement process ought to start long before the RFPs are issued.
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Under a bill Abbott signed into law Thursday, the fund would be abolished and replaced with the Governor’s University Research Initiative.
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California should expect to spend $4 million to $5 million in annual salaries to manage, develop and implement an open data policy, according to a report.
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Virginia’s transportation secretary suggests the state may be able to save taxpayer money by financing a $2.1 billion interstate widening project itself, rather than relying on a public-private partnership.
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A group of public, private and education entities are working together to strengthen career pathways that give students real-world experience.
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If passed, proposed measures would abolish the Emerging Technology Fund, whose star had faded amid a critical audit and bankruptcies of some startups it assisted.
