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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After missed deadlines and ballooning costs, Dallas County is taking a step back from a project aimed at developing and implementing court case-tracking software.
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States that undercount them risk losing everything from seats in Congress to billions of dollars in federal funding. The trick is to find them and get them to respond.
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With a former county executive currently on trial for financial malfeasance, the New York City area county’s new comptroller is using technology to promote transparency and establish open data best practices.
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Two attempts were made to increase the property tax that finances the city's bus service, and both were rejected. The first one proposed a hike of $11.50 a year for homeowners and the second for $5.75 a year.
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Madison County, Ind., is considering spending up to $800,000 in upgrades. That's because computers in all of its offices use Windows 7, a decade-old operating system that Microsoft is ending support for.
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Legislators are proposing a 4 percent tax on downloadable digital media — like books, movies music and games — to pay for Internet infrastructure in rural, economically depressed parts of the state.
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The nearly $200,000 project would stretch the existing fiber-optic network to Naperville. Because the expansion has public safety implications, officials have been evaluating the proposal carefully.
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The new system, to be installed by CenturyLink, will allow for voice, photos, videos and text messages to flow seamlessly from the public to the 911 network. The updates will cost roughly $550,000.
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A proposed 400,000-square-foot data center project on the Hammond lakeshore is prompting legislation that would provide financial incentives for new data storage projects.
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Luzerne County, Pa.’s move to an all-digital radio system could bring with it the opportunity to encrypt police radio traffic. County officials argue the move toward encryption could improve officer safety.
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The Indiana House of Representatives passed a bill to invest in advanced technology, active warning systems to protect students in public schools.
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Just as thriving communities need well-equipped and expertly trained police and fire departments, state and local governments require the best in cybersecurity.
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The state of Florida's IT structure has been fluid for a long time, and the new governor is planning once again to shake things up. But this time, a technology advocate in the state says, it feels different.
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In 2014, OhioCheckbook.com became the first resource aiming to make all state spending information available online. Since that time, local governments have joined the transparency effort.
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The proposal originated in the House and seeks to raise the monthly fees on 10-digit phone numbers from 60 cents to $1.03. The increase, lawmakers say, is necessary to fund critical system upgrades statewide.
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The 30-year-old, analog dispatch system currently used by Thurston County is “weak and needs to be replaced,” officials say, but those changes are expected to cost around $30 million.
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The grant, from the New York Power Authority, will allow the city to begin work on replacing all streetlights with energy-efficient, connected models. The change is expected to save $3 million annually.
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Ohio set aside $114 million to be used to upgrade voting machines throughout the state. In Clark County, the voting infrastructure has not seen an update in about 13 years and several machines failed during the last election.
