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 theft of 40 million credit and debit card numbers came as a shock to Target shoppers, but analysts say that in the end, almost no consumer suffered a financial loss.
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A website that maps bitcoin-friendly locations plots more merchants ready to accept the currency around Kansas City than in all but three other U.S. markets — and it’s thanks largely to one Overland Park company.
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This fall, the state is moving business tax functions into a new system and replacing the nearly 40-year-old mainframe system.
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Former Ford executive Jeff Wellman has been guiding a retrofit of Michigan’s purchasing process. But just what ideas Wellman is adopting from his former employer remain a mystery.
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The shift marks a reversal for many firms, which had until recently been focused on better-established companies with more revenue and loyal customers.
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As their customers' lives become increasingly digital, local banks are looking to offer simple ways to pay for everyday things.
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Thanks to a law enacted in October, Massachusetts health insurers have to make all their prices public – in advance.
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A high-tech approach in identifying property tax fraudsters is generating millions for Illinois’ Cook County, the most populous in the state.
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For Los Angeles, innovation won't live in just one office – it is being democratized across the city in an effort to improve operations.
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Some tech entrepreneurs are making headway, delivering a range of tools to improve government and ultimately better the lives of citizens.
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Massachusetts' first GIO discusses open data and the evolution of his office.
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A host of private-sector companies are offering unlimited vacation time to employees, but public-sector CIOs aren't sure the practice is feasible for technologists in government.
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More states are considering “social impact bonds” for multiyear projects in health, education and prisoner rehabilitation. Are they a good investment?
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A recent report indicates that the city brought in $7.6 million more in business tax revenue last year from the tax-break zone than the area had generated before the incentive.
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Illinois is in the midst of modernizing its purchasing rules to help better communicate with vendors and encourage cloud adoption in state agencies.
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The regulations will provide companies a new avenue for raising capital and give most of the state’s adult residents a new opportunity to take an ownership stake in those firms.
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Vendors and government buyers must work together to develop new forums designed to share perspectives on how each others’ world operates.
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The state's effort to publicize prices is the most comprehensive so far. But some say it's more important for patients to have information on the quality of care.
