Why More Local Governments Are Taking an Interest in Blockchain Technology

While the blockchain may be inextricably linked to crypto, such projects aren't the only method of using the technology.
Reason

States and Local Governments Are Still Sitting on Billions of Dollars of 'Emergency' COVID Relief

As the Biden administration rolled out a $350 billion bailout of state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials stressed how the huge pile of money would address urgent needs ...
Government Executive

Closing the Service Gap in State and Local Government

Government modernization has often focused on replacing outdated systems, but technology alone doesn’t close the service gap.
Government Technology

State, Local Governments Impacted by Cloudflare Outage

Online infrastructure provider Cloudflare continued monitoring its global network Tuesday after a morning outage that disrupted access to multiple state and local government websites, along with ...

Local governments expand AI use while navigating transparency concerns

Artificial intelligence is quickly making its way into city halls across the country, helping local governments sort service ...
Daily Herald

Suburban leaders: Reduction in local share of state income taxes could affect services, force tax hikes

Local governments are crying foul in the wake of Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposed cut to their share of the state income taxes in 2027. That share, known as the Local Government Distributive Fund, is ...
Daily Hampshire Gazette

Belchertown emerging as AI leader in local government

Last week, Gov. Maura Healey announced a partnership with Google to offer all residents free training on artificial intelligence skills, and among the 80 big technology companies, startups and ...