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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Gov. John Hickenlooper is expected to sign a bill that would funnel $115 million toward high-speed Internet buildout over the next five years.
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Congress approved a $1.3 trillion budget bill last week that'll shell out over $100 million for drones, radars, and buses in Central New York.
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This is part three of a series about the 35 cities that have advanced in the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge. This week, we look at plans from Danbury, Conn.; Denver; Hartford, Conn.; Pittsburgh; and Vallejo, Calif.
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Local government leaders are asking state lawmakers to consider proposals giving them the authority to build out broadband infrastructure and charge providers for access.
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A nearly $10 million emergency funding plan has been approved in the legislature to try to fix the state’s troubled vehicle title and licensing system known as MNLARS.
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The idea behind House Bill 410 is simple: claw back state money from cities with traffic camera programs.
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A San Diego man's bitcoin laundering case has reignited the debate on how the virtual currency marketplace is regulated and whether such criminal prosecutions can stand up in court.
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A handful of states are considering cryptocurrency’s place when it comes to taxes, while some local governments are determining if it fits in at all.
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Under Senate Bill 3082, brokers would need to issue a disclosure to potential investors. The proposal has garnered support and opposition from the virtual currency community.
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The popular, free electric ride-sharing service required a funding boost last year to get rolling. City officials are concerned with another funding request from the operator.
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A bipartisan group of lawmakers on the Senate Intelligence Committee criticized the response to Russia-linked hacking during the 2016 presidential election and warned similar threats are likely to follow.
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Gov. Tom Wolf said the state would offer service providers up to $35 million to push high-speed connections into underserved areas.
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The security of the state’s election systems was behind a four-year funding request aimed at modernizing potentially vulnerable systems.
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Des Moines County Information Technology Director Gina Erickson submitted her resignation after heated debate with county supervisors.
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The city of Atlanta and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority were awarded a $12.6 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to help fund a bus rapid transit route and the technology likely to come with it.
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After complaints from citizens about unwarranted late fees and billing problems, the city is pivoting to a new software and kiosks in city hall.
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Authorities asked county officials for their help in funding the rollout of a data-sharing platform, license plate readers and personnel to fight violent crime.
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Governments at every level are looking into moving information, tools and processes to the cloud, but public-sector officials warn against writing off data centers anytime soon.
