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 city this year will take more time to vet requests, require concrete performance measures and make use of about 18 months' worth of data collected citywide, according to Chattanooga's chief financial officer.
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When federal grants to the Port of Houston became available for what would become the nation’s first pilot emergency high-speed broadband network, it seemed Motorola already had an inside track.
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The state grants provide the last step needed to connect an additional 63,000 students to the state education network and give them access to technology, helping close the digital divide.
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In his State of the Union, the president proposed expanding a program that encourages state and local governments to pay for infrastructure projects with public-private partnerships.
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The feature, dubbed SchoolWATCH, will provide all Pennsylvania public schools' financial data, such as spending, revenue and professional staff salaries, the state's Education Department spokesman said.
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Also, Michigan, Utah and Missouri top the Digital States Survey, and research points to growing popularity of crowdfunding to pay for civic projects.
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Everybody understands how open data makes government more transparent. But the economic value is less clear.
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Will Congress be swayed by the entry of a Chinese e-commerce competitor?
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CIO Carlos Ramos clarifies the California Department of Technology's stance on cloud-based projects and sheds light on the department's plans to reduce project risk, among other things.
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The program, dubbed GreenFinanceSF, will allow homeowners to borrow money for green energy upgrades and pay it back as a line item on their property tax bills.
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The federal government spent more than $3 trillion in the states last year. But the mix of spending among the states paints a complex picture of where those dollars go.
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After a series of embarrassing finance hearings where agencies complained about the city's billing model, Jacksonville's CIO has opted for transparency.
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New analysis says the rise of the civic tech market has grown roots, and its growth with be 14 times faster than traditional government IT spending at the state and local levels.
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Uber has expanded to 250 cities in 50 countries today. And unlike many online start-ups, the company's business model started spinning off money immediately.
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Affordable technology is providing new ways for governments with limited resources to improve their services and engage with residents.
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The bill that would guarantee future funding for the exchange didn't get a full vote in the House before the session ended, effectively killing the measure for the year.
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The plan announced last month by Chairman Tom Wheeler would raise the overall funding cap for the program from $2.4 billion to $3.9 billion a year.
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Gas prices are dropping all over the country. Will state lawmakers take the opportunity to raise gasoline taxes?
