Budget & Finance
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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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The city has $192,000 in tax increment financing funds and some residents argued that it would be most effective to spend the money on updating Internet infrastructure. The council has yet to make a decision.
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Porter County's new equipment will allow voters to insert a paper ballot and make their choices on the screen before the machine marks the selections.
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Until recently, staff had relied heavily on outside consultants to manage the modernization of the city’s outdated technology. Now, an internal team will take over to manage the risk and move the project forward.
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The new technology will come in the form of updated in-car camera systems, body-worn cameras for all uniformed officers, new computers and video systems for department interview rooms.
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The police department is asking for the funds to purchase the stun guns and body cameras that activate when a gun or Taser has been fired.
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County officials are expected to select Dominion’s direct-recording electronic (DRE) system because it is familiar to voters. Board members said the choice would limit the potential for human error.
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Cities deemed financially distressed by the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development have access to grant funds intended to promote “fiscal stability.” Hazleton will use the money to upgrade its computers and software.
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The Department of Finance has delayed the embattled agency’s request for the money as Gov. Gavin Newsom’s DMV Strike Team prepares for a top-to-bottom overhaul.
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Microsoft is ending its technical support of the 10-year-old Windows 7, which is forcing Crawford County, Pa., government leaders to approve an operating system upgrade for 56 computers and a replacement of 145.
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Election officials in the county say the new machines, which could be ready before the primaries, will incorporate digital and paper-based verification methods.
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The county is taking cues from state government's electric car program, which already has several hundred hybrid vehicles in use.
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Traverse City, Mich.’s plan to build its own fiber-optic broadband network is prompting criticism from Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist, who says municipal undertakings are “really stupid ideas.”
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State and local government leaders say that for now some collaborative efforts are facing the potential of individual delays, but the effects are likely not to be noticed by most of the general public.
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If approved by voters in Randolph County and Moberly, the tax would essentially add a $1 monthly fee for each cellphone used in the county. A three percent sales tax will also be added on the purchase of prepaid cellphones.
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Gov. Jay Inslee announced the creation of an office to expand Internet service into “every nook and cranny” of the state Wednesday. The initiative comes with an initial investment of $25 million.
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The money from Michigan's Mobility Challenge grant project, started under the last governor, will go toward projects involving rural rideshare, paratransit, veteran transportation and self-driving vehicles.
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Problems with the existing system are preventing county employees and other users from accessing email and seeing shared calendars. The issues are also kicking users off of the email system.
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A $300,000 allocation from the city to trade group SFMade will go toward training disadvantaged residents for manufacturing jobs that use 3-D printing and robotics.
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