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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. -
The program, designed for water and wastewater systems, builds upon plans released last year by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The move comes amid increasing worries about cyber attacks linked to the ongoing and widening war in Iran.
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Plus, Maine is looking for partners for its middle-mile network, New Mexico has enacted a law establishing a broadband affordability program, fiber infrastructure expansion is continuing, and more.
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California is already a world leader in the embryonic electric vehicle industry but needs more government help to flourish, according to a new report from the Los Angeles Economic Development Corporation.
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Lee County, Ill., is using ChangeFinder, a software that identifies changes to building structures by comparing historical aerial photography to current photography, and it has spotted hundreds of new code violations.
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The Southern Alleghenies Planning and Development Commission is leading the new effort, representing Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Fayette, Fulton, Huntingdon, Somerset and Westmoreland counties.
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If both Barrington and Dover, N.H., ultimately purchase the body cam devices, they'll join the likes of camera-equipped Lee, Milton, Northwood, Strafford and the University of New Hampshire.
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The Atlanta Regional Commission Board approved the allocation of $173 billion over three decades to address transportation issues. The list of involved projects includes major highway expansions and new transit lanes.
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The state's governor has been spending millions on broadband but still can't get high-speed Internet on his farm. Rural broadband access remains low, so the governor wants to spend $25 million next year on expanding it.
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The nonprofit and nonpartisan national civic tech group is working to help individuals and families that are eligible to receive the federal Earned Income Tax Credit, doing so by creating digital tools and more.
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Maine Public Utilities Commission unanimously approved two pilot projects that would give $500,000 in incentives toward 120 electric vehicle charging stations for consumers throughout the state.
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U.S. stocks plummeted this week, hitting Silicon Valley technology companies hard, after an explosion of new coronavirus cases was reported around the world, subsequently increasing fears of a pandemic.
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In what is billed as a pilot of the company’s AI technology, SAS worked hand-in-hand with the Wake County, N.C., tax administrator to determine how much every one of the county’s 400,000 properties should be valued.
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The head of Maine’s broadband agency says accessing federal dollars and convincing communities of the importance of high-speed Internet could prove to be impediments to expanding infrastructure to rural areas.
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Orangeburg County officials approved the purchase of the body scanning devices for the new jail building. The $118,750 scanner is similar to the technology used in airports, officials say.
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The amount was related to a series of unpaid invoices for services that included Internet and phone, with some of the bills dating back as far as 2011. The money to pay these bills came from a department surplus.
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The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project will provide $44 million in funding to transition heavy-duty off-road equipment to electric. The plan could help prompt innovations and lower vehicle costs.
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States are increasingly turning to machine learning and algorithms to detect fraud in food stamps, Medicaid and other welfare programs – despite little evidence of actual fraud.
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The Federal Communications Commission on Thursday released funding for an Illinois company's broadband program in Missouri, a day after U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley raised questions about progress on the projects.
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Texas software firm Tyler Technologies finished 2019 with $1.1 billion in revenue, a 16 percent jump from the previous year. The company’s customers include schools, cities and counties, and the federal government.
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Federal money to bring fast Internet to a rural community has arrived in a $4.4 million grant, the first time the government has picked a Georgia project to receive a share of $600 million worth of funding.
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