Budget & Finance
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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. -
From the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast, local governments are taking a strategic approach to sustain operational continuity in the face of IT department layoffs caused by budget constraints.
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The company has bought GrantExec, a young company that uses artificial intelligence to help match grant providers with recipients. The deal is not Euna’s first foray into grant administration technology.
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California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who is at the beginning of his first term leading the state, has made technology a priority from the very start. But state agencies are facing myriad high-cost technology failures.
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Gov. Tony Evers is proposing an additional $78 million for state broadband expansion in his 2019-2021 budget. But exactly which projects will benefit is an ongoing conversation.
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Without legislative amendments, Rochester's Richard W. Creteau Regional Technology Center could be short $400,000 for ongoing upgrades. The state had initially promised $4 million, but cuts reduced that figure to $3.6 million.
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Despite passing in the state House of Representatives, a bill to change the public notification requirements for the purchase of goods or services was scrapped Tuesday by the Senate Local Government and Taxation Committee.
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The Board of Alders in New Haven, Conn., agreed to a $15,000 study conducted by Avangrid to explore integrating roadside electric vehicle charging stations into the infrastructure of the city.
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Ned Lamont has put forward several initiatives that would make the state more digital, smarter and more responsive to residents. The effort could also reduce state costs by 75 percent in certain areas.
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City officials will decide Tuesday whether to move ahead with audio visual upgrades to council chambers. To date, the city has only provided audio files of city council meetings.
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Thirty-five states allow for private investment in government-owned infrastructure, but not New Mexico. A bill passed in the House of Representatives last week could change how the state finances roads, bridges and Internet projects.
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From the latest in fire safety gear to procurement management and infrastructure repair, technology is increasingly finding its place in the daily operations of local government.
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Lawmakers in the state think that as much as $10 million a year could come from new fees on cellphone services. The money, proponents say, would go a long way to connecting underserved parts of the state.
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Because ads are illegal on state and federal roads, some of Philadelphia’s digital kiosks that have ads on them might put federal funding in jeopardy, according to the state's transportation department.
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Now that they have the go-ahead to provide Internet from the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act, electric co-ops are exploring different funding and business models which will allow them to continue the process.
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The five-year contract calls for the department’s 84 officers to be equipped with two cameras, so one would always be available while the other is uploading video via a docking system.
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The New York county’s executive announced Wednesday that officials will be receiving nightly reports detailing potential issues with vendors during an 18-month pilot program with Manhattan-based technology company Exiger.
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Though a tax on streaming video services was taken off the table by lawmakers, a 4 percent tax on most other online products, including e-books, iTunes music and video games is moving forward.
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The state controller is working on tweaks and changes to make the financial lives of the state’s 250,000 workers, plus University of California employees who are paid through the system, a little easier.
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Taxes on gasoline could decline as electric vehicles become more popular. While they are still the minority on the U.S. roads, sales of are growing as travel range increases and prices fall.
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A city's purchasing threshold can determine whether buying something involves calling up a few people for quotes or spending a year trudging through a rigid contracting process. So where's the line?
