Budget & Finance
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Ensuring a smooth transition, the comptroller told a state Senate committee, is “absolutely of the utmost importance” to efficient revenue collection funding state operations. -
The combined company is building an end-to-end toolkit for public-sector finance. The new CEO of ClearGov discusses the reasons behind the merger and what comes next.
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The blockchain-based token, believed to be the first from a U.S. public entity, is for individual and institutional use. The executive director of the Wyoming Stable Token Commission is planning what comes next.
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The first of two buildings at the Georgia Cyber Center, believed to be the largest single investment in a state-owned cybersecurity facility, officially opened July 10.
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Small cell installations are being placed on city-owned light poles to boost network capacity on the island.
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ConnectME, the state authority tasked with improving Internet access, is pursuing a portion of the $600 million in federal rural broadband funding.
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Though the state was not compromised in Russian attempts to interfere with the 2016 presidential election, millions will be put toward new equipment and bolstering cybersecurity.
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Findings from a recent Purdue University study show that roughly 33,440 people have no access to broadband, and 44 percent have access to only one provider in the region.
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An audit of the federally funded REDI Net project, meant to bring broadband service through the northern part of the state, cites nearly $1 million in missing funds as well as 12 miles of missing cable.
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Eighty-eight counties will divide the funding to replace outdated machines based on their number of voters.
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Tech like mail-screening device and body scanners will be put to use to more easily find contraband.
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Hennepin is the only county in the state to have had a cybersecurity resilience review and vulnerability test by a team from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Forty-two body cameras have been deployed to officers, and new in-car camera systems are coming soon.
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A 5-4 ruling overturned a decades-old decision which only allowed states to collect online sales tax from sellers if they maintained a physical presence in the state.
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In January, Gov. Rick Snyder signed legislation to strengthen statewide broadband Internet access efforts, but geography and a lack of infrastructure continue to pose challenges.
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Mountain View’s city council recently placed a business tax aimed at Google on the November ballot. The move could generate $3.3 million in revenue for the city each year.
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Henderson County Public Schools created a tool to let students and parents reports threats and concerning student behavior to administrators and authorities
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A problem with the state’s campaign finance portal prevented leading gubernatorial candidates from filing financial disclosures.
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The fiber-optic expansion initially estimated at $190,000 has jumped to $300,000 because of limestone deposits in the area.
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Non-traditional IT hires are just one unique way that CIOs and CISOs are looking to attract IT professionals as the industry faces a steep labor shortage of 1.8 million by 2022.
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Gov. Jerry Brown has proposed taxing in-state communications devices capable of calling 911 to pay for badly needed system modernization.
