Budget & Finance
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The state has made a new investment to secure better web access for rural and other underserved residents. The state earlier this year announced it had gained a big federal grant for such work. -
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.
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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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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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More than 2,000 New Mexicans lost roughly $17.9 million in 2019 as victims of Internet crimes, according to a newly released report from the FBI, despite there being 100 more victims in the state a year earlier.
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Conversations about the need to improve rural broadband in the United States have been happening for many years, and as they do, towns in Kansas continue to struggle with speeds that make business and life difficult.
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The Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles has seen significant decreases in wait times for walk-in customers with the use of a lobby management tool that provides near-real-time data that allows staff to adjust to demand.
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The city wants to overhaul approximately 2,000 parking meters and add hundreds of stations to newer parking districts. The upgrades would tack on an additional $16.1 million to the existing Cale America contract.
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New software tools could help states collect sales tax revenues on all products purchased online thanks to a Supreme Court ruling. The change will generate billions in new revenue.
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Some states don’t collaborate with cities and counties to improve cybersecurity.
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The nation’s governors are delving into their varied policy priorities for the coming year, but a new shared reality is emerging: Governors are committed to ensuring that everyone has access to the Internet.
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Due to new technology’s inherent likelihood to leave segments of the population behind, experts and stakeholders say government must work to ensure small-cell network rollouts benefit the whole of communities.
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With cyberthreats growing, staffing the West Virginia Office of Technology is more important than ever. Comparatively low pay and better opportunities in the private sector contribute to the vacancies.
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The Howard County, Md., Police Department has purchased three drones costing $33,800, with the procurement made possible in part by a $20,000 contribution from the Howard County Police Foundation.
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Illinois is quickly approaching a fully functional and modern enterprise resource planning system optimizing financial data and HR processes. As of Jan. 1, the system can accurately track 90 percent of the state budget.
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NextLight, the municipal broadband service for Longmont, Colo., offers a community-driven program that puts low-income families with school-age children on a path to high-speed Internet for no charge.
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The project will roll out more than 200 miles of fiber-optic cable to help 2,609 homes, 12 businesses, and 16 farms in Iberville, St. Landry and Pointe Coupee parishes reach faster speeds.
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City officials voted this week to begin drafting a new general employee headcount tax that could bring in as much as $10 million annually. Mountain View recently implemented a similar business-focused tax.
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The bill comes on the heels of a new broadband plan developed by the ConnectME Authority earlier this month. Under the proposal, the money would come from the state’s general fund.
