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From food delivery services to remote work setups, economic experts believe that progress made during the ongoing pandemic is likely here to stay as people get more and more comfortable with e-commerce and life online.

North Carolina has $30 million of federal money to spend on expanding broadband Internet to the state's rural areas, but there's a chance it might not be spent, depending on an approaching deadline.

A data center is looking to move to Cheyenne, Wyo., and the Laramie County Board of Commissioners and Cheyenne LEADS are hoping to make it easier by applying for a $2.25 million grant from the Wyoming Business Council.

Butler County Job and Family Services is expanding their online capabilities to improve accessibility for their clients.

The pandemic is having real impacts on the government budget picture. Here’s what technology leaders should be doing now to make smart decisions today and retain the ability to innovate in the future.

New Hampshire says Massachusetts may not collect income taxes from employees working at home in another state.

Thanks to millions of dollars of CARES Act funds — the economic rescue package passed by Congress to avoid a collapse of the economy — more than 40,000 Idahoans will have access to high-speed Internet for the first time.

Millions of Americans are working remotely and experts predict that many will continue to do so after the pandemic ebbs. That could lead tax departments in more states to examine the feasibility of taxing remote workers.

The Department of Workforce Development is expected to seek funds in the next state budget to update Wisconsin’s decades-old unemployment system, which officials say has hamstrung claims during the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated the need to be online, North Olmsted, Ohio, is considering a proposed $47,000 ordinance for the purchase of more than 275 new computers, expected to pass next month.

Once considered the donation method for fringe supporters, cryptocurrency seems to be getting more popular in the broader political arena. Some, however, worry the digital currency is a way to skirt campaign finance laws.

Rock Falls, Ill., is collaborating with Surf Air Wireless on the FiberNet broadband network that serves the city, and a measure under discussion by the city council would see the city sell a portion of the network.

The exchanges had effectively been blocked in Hawaii since 2016 when the Division of Financial Institutions interpreted state law governing money transfer businesses as applying to virtual currency brokers.

With many municipalities facing tight budgets for 2021, the Wisconsin Policy Forum has created a data tool that shows budget trends over time and in comparison to neighboring municipalities.

The effort, dubbed the “Criminal Justice Integrated Technology Project,” would focus on improving the technological capabilities of Summit County’s criminal justice and public safety agencies.

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has transferred $21 million intended for Iowa coronavirus relief to help pay for a state computer system that was already in the works before the pandemic happened this year.

Tech departments are moving quickly to meet the unique, urgent needs of the moment. Meanwhile, their elected leaders are grappling with gigantic revenue losses. So what does it all mean for IT?

Hundreds of billions of dollars in tech spending was approved by the House Appropriations Committee. Twelve bills focus on boosting homeland security, election security, rural broadband and other issues.