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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A first-of-its-kind venture capital fund launches to aid a rising tide of government technology startups.
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Google announced it would pay the entire $194,370 for school materials that 152 teachers across the city had requested in advertisements on the national DonorsChoose.org website.
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The new data hub is intended to put real-time data — on everything from traffic fatalities to meth busts to infant mortality — at the fingertips of policymakers.
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Running a procurement system can be costly, but Michigan expects its new reforms will make the process less cumbersome and cheaper.
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Public-private workgroup develops model purchasing language for hosted services that may help more government agencies reach the cloud.
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Since 2007, governments responsible for shoring up our roads and bridges have watched gasoline taxes — the largest funding source for road maintenance and repair — dwindle as people choose more fuel efficient modes of transportation.
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The two states have agreed to a multi-state cooperative that could serve as template for how public-sector IT procurement is done in the future.
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Enough activity on the I'm Stuck app -- the data from which is mapped -- likely will have an impact on national infrastructure.
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Several California elected officials have outlined funding ideas for the early earthquake warning system, including tapping bond money and seeking emergency appropriations from the Legislature.
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Thomas H. Mattox, commissioner of the New York State Department of Taxation and Finance, netted the fourth-annual leadership prize for his work to modernize state government for citizens.
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ClaimStat is a data-driven risk management tool that can spot patterns in lawsuit claims and help find ways to reduce the costs of settlements and judgments.
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The audit found campuses that had a surplus of devices and schools with no effective system to track who had a computer or who was responsible for it.
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Some cities will get grant funding to test a method of problem solving designed by the charitable foundation, Bloomberg Philanthropies.
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The two states have made progress on a shared MMIS over the past year, but full completion is likely years away.
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Banning the taxes could block states and cities from big revenue streams in the future as broadband becomes more widespread.
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Wisconsin and 11 other states plus the District of Columbia have passed laws or regulations allowing startups to use crowdfunding to raise money from investors, without having to jump through regulatory hoops.
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In 2012, hype and money surrounded the digital wallet concept. But now, the promise of mobile payments feels just as far off, if not further.
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While advocates hail the technology as an innovative payment system, critics caution consumers that digital currencies can cost them more than using credit cards or regular cash.
