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 state-run exchange was plagued by glitches, but the website is now 75 percent faster and boasts page-load times of two seconds, officials said.
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The tally is significant because the state and Oracle haven't yet completed round one: a battle over whether the case will be held in state or federal court.
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With interest in transparency and data-driven accountability on the rise in higher education, officials say the relaunch could draw attention outside of Texas.
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Thanks to the way the deal to operate the Indiana Toll Road was structured, the state treasury and the road's users don't have anything to worry about.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has signed Senate Bill 1211, which requires the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services to develop a timeline for a statewide next-generation 911 emergency communications system.
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The project aims to create a pipeline of skilled workers from Oregon universities to go to work in cyber security, support research in the field and build cyber awareness at businesses.
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One year later, Cover Oregon's technological problems are continuing and the exchange has become a national case study in good intentions gone wrong.
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Factoring in the lifetime cost of new construction is considered good practice in the transportation industry, but surprisingly few government agencies do it.
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Online crowdfunding platforms are a growing alternative route to support civic projects by citizens.
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Your old contract language doesn’t work for the cloud; here’s how to fix it.
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While the current moratorium was set to expire Nov. 1, an extension was rolled into a $1 trillion spending deal meant to avert a government shutdown.
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In all, more than 280 projects from Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties will be funded by Google -- at a cost of about $240,000.
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New credit card standards go into effect October 2015 that should push most Wisconsin retailers to take the step, but in light of the recent cyber terrorism, critics say the transition is too slow.
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Think the cost overruns on the Big Dig were bad? The hole just keeps getting deeper for the Boston area's transit agency.
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The new system, called iUS, hasn't had any problems since the launch and generated 2015 tax notices for businesses in several hours.
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The second installment of Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayor's Challenge moves to Europe to accelerate civic solutions for five cities.
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Localities are forced to deal with much of the problems associated with fracking, while states and the federal government rake in all the revenue.
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A few American communities are experimenting with participatory budgeting at the neighborhood level. Their experiences can help guide others interested in giving the idea a try.
