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The regional transportation plan of the San Diego Association of Governments has several issues: not enough riders, low demand and an uncertain time frame. The association should take a harder look at the evidence.

One market expert expounds on the combined influences of the pandemic and multiple federal spending bills — and why 2022 will be the year the gov tech ecosystem gets real at the grass-roots level.

After a year of facing legal opposition from determined residents of Dewey Beach, Del., Verizon has agreed to a settlement. The company has stated it will move five 5G poles off a beachfront.

When it comes to technology plans that involve hardware and equipment, state and local government IT leaders are feeling the pinch because of global supply chain delays. What can be done as the crisis continues?

The company's new portal gives public procurement officials the ability to search for requests for proposals and other similar documents for a wide range of purchases as they seek to conduct their own projects.

In an email to company employees, Elon Musk said SpaceX, under which the satellite broadband service Starlink is housed, could face bankruptcy if it's unable to accelerate its engine production.

The Braintree Electric Light Department in Massachusetts is selling its broadband service to Comcast, affecting a total of 2,500 customers. The transition begins this month, ending a 20-year municipal broadband run.

The startup, founded by a state procurement veteran, just raised $10 million as it seeks to carve out a place for itself via ratings and reviews in public agency contracting. What’s behind this push and what comes next?

State government officials in Tennessee are attempting to gauge the impact that electrical vehicles could have on funding for Tennessee highways. The more electric vehicles on the road, the less the gas tax works.

A California Environmental Protection Agency tool gives certain areas an "economically disadvantaged" label for funding. But stakeholders in San Francisco argue the tool is keeping money from communities that need it.

Some Internet service providers in New York believe the billions of broadband dollars from the federal infrastructure bill could make the state a national leader in terms of finally closing the digital divide.

The ERP technology provider says its new product integrates with other tools and can reduce budget management and development time by half. The company launches the platform as it settles in from its latest acquisition.

In the near future, residents of Mercedes, Texas, may be able to pay their utility bills using a form of cryptocurrency. The Mercedes City Commission voted for city staff to research the issue further.

While the lion's share of the funding available to state government in the just-passed bipartisan infrastructure bill will be dished out based on formulas, the majority of the grant programs will be competitive.

According to the findings of a state audit, an error in Michigan's unemployment insurance system led to $3.9 billion in overpayments to applicants who didn't qualify for the benefits.

The Federal Trade Commission alone has received thousands of complaints about cryptocurrency fraud schemes. Meanwhile, state legislatures continue to try to regulate the cryptocurrency market.

U.S. Congress members who represent Pennsylvania are split on Biden's infrastructure bill — some are enthusiastic about what it can do for the country, while others argue the legislation wastes too much money.

Several rural towns in Massachusetts have taken on millions in broadband-related debt. State lawmakers may allow the towns to use American Rescue Plan Act dollars to lighten the debt for taxpayers.