Budget & Finance
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State governments are expected to deploy AI in 2026 with an increased focus on returns on investment as they face complex policymaking restrictions enacted by a recent executive order signed by President Donald Trump. -
The chair of the City Council introduced a measure last month that would mandate using online software to enable better visibility into city and county budgets and finances. The bill passed its first of three Council readings.
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The renewal of a state grant program for local public agencies focuses on cybersecurity and other areas that involve gov tech. Officials encourage governments to partner on projects that could receive funding.
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Everyone benefits when government budgets are more transparent and can demonstrate success through measured outcomes. But to achieve that, public leaders and agencies need to change how they operate.
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The Florida city has issued an RFP to bring on a consultant to help the city develop an in-depth smart city roadmap and strategy.
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Gov. Laura Kelly announced the termination of two contracts, signed under the previous administration, for nonperformance issues. The bidding process was also criticized for being secretive and counter to state procurement procedures.
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On Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the Governor’s Empower Rural Iowa Initiative, which passed in the most recent Legislative session, could help communities get one step closer to being eligible for the ReConnect funds.
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Some people haven't been able to pay taxes they owe to the city because a ransomware attack has stopped Baltimore officials being able to access their own systems. Normally, those people would face penalties.
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More high-speed Internet service is coming to much-needed areas of rural North Carolina after two state grants totaling $415,000 were recently awarded to Eastern Carolina Broadband of Pink Hill.
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DOT was supplying the state with billions of dollars in grants, showering the project with political affection and later making repeated amendments to its funding deals to help the state weather construction delays.
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The state annually ranks counties by greatest need. This year, it is giving out $10 million to 19 rural counties to help them boost their efforts to bring high-speed Internet to their residents.
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Replacing the Medicaid system is required by the federal government, analysts said, but the state has repeatedly missed targets for awarding contracts and encountered staffing problems since the work began in 2014.
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Under a collaboration scheme, Dallas County, Texas, has effectively lost all control over a court-case tracking software project that has already cost taxpayers $30 million with nothing to show for it, commissioners say.
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Gov. Jim Justice announced that the state has secured federal grant funding that will be used to improve broadband and high-speed Internet connectivity in Mason, Pocahontas and Wayne counties.
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State CIOs discussed not only the risk-taking and strategy involved in making major enterprise-wide changes, but also the people skills and communication tools necessary to create transformation.
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The New York City-adjacent county now has a number of initiatives and other new systems in place aimed at bolstering transparency and accountability following years of questions related to integrity.
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It's the first week at work for the state's new CIO, and the governor wants him to freeze work on the troubled vehicle licensing and registration system in order to buy a software package as a replacement.
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The House Jobs Omnibus bill includes $70 million for the Border-to-Border Broadband Grant Program, while the Senate’s version came in $40 million short of that figure.
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The new machines will print out a paper ballot that will be reviewed by the voter and placed in a scanner that will scan in the vote into that polling places' tabulation.
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On Monday, the governor signed an executive order on requiring all state agencies to be online with the common InnovateOhio platform within one year.
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Candidates for city council and mayoral races have to collect a series of small donations in person to qualify. Now, they still need to amass the donations, but a so-called “Clean Campaign Portal” is helping out.
