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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New York telecommunications provider wins $39.7 million in broadband stimulus money to extend fiber to more than 70 communities, upstate.
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Federal agencies play matchmaker for broadband projects with new online tool.
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Texas' innovative procurement of an updated state portal.
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The city will use $7 million Recovery Act grant to expand and upgrade public computer centers in hopes to help job seekers find work.
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Nebraska also encourages citizen input with Facebook, Twitter.
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Data center migration saving cash-strapped California $100,000 per month, according to technology officials.
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Expect more broadband stimulus awards from the first funding window to be announced on a rolling basis.
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Inconsistent grant management practices in state governments could hurt chances for states to win optimal amount of federal funding.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration sent letters with encouragement to reapply for second funding round.
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Southwestern Alaska company to get wireless broadband services in remote, underserved area.
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With nearly $20 billion from the Recovery Act earmarked for electronic health record incentives, state and local governments lend support, enforce accountability.
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California still has 100 broadband stimulus applications being considered for the first funding window.
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Cities and counties will vie for Google's experimental broadband networks it plans to deploy in selected localities.
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Broadband stimulus applicants get insight into how to best craft their applications from federal workshops.
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Federal, state and local IT officials plan to use available funds to modernize technology, train staff, improve overall operations.
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Second funding opportunity for submitting broadband stimulus applications begins.
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"100 Squared" initiative will set target of 100 million U.S. households at 100 megabits per second.
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Local governments were fairly successful with broadband adoption and public computing grant applications.
