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This week, Governing’s Future of Finance examines the moves made in advance of tax season, California’s crackdown on traffic fine scofflaws, the world’s largest money manager is making the climate crisis its primary investment criterion, and MIT’s “significant” Jeffrey Epstein mistakes.
Businesses that make more than $10 million a year need to pay up to 6 percent more in taxes in the California bill that received Abigail Disney’s support. “This is a problem of corporate culture 50 years in the making.”
Our cities' transportation landscape is being dramatically altered. But a focus on small disputes overlooks the larger value questions that need to be addressed.
The federal tax law change took place in 2018, but the revised form has just been released. The IRS hopes the new W-4 is more transparent and less complex. But there are a few changes to be aware of.
Traffic fines in California can be quite expensive, often more than the monthly disposable income for many families. Officials are thinking of reworking the program to make it more feasible and to make sure the state gets paid.
Gov. Kim Reynolds’ plan to “Invest in Iowa” would mean raising sales tax by a penny but decreasing both property and income tax. But it also hopes to improve water quality, conservation, and outdoor rec opportunities.
The tax break would extend an existing incentive but after seeing the hefty price tag, the lobbyists have stepped back. But even if the break doesn’t pass this year, “the group may push for it again in future years.”
Stories about drones in mysterious formations across Nebraska and Colorado have been flying around for days, but officials still don’t have any answers. “It baffles me. I don’t know why someone would be doing this for fun.”
Minnesota’s new law allows families to install electronic monitoring devices into senior homes if they have proper consent. Some think it’s a great way to ensure Grandma’s getting the help she needs, others think it’s intrusive.
Between the pending legislation that would enact a $5,000 rebate and the state’s ambitious goals, environmental groups think New Jersey could be a national leader in the industry.
As technology begins replacing simple tasks like check-out and stocking, stores are now finding new ways to occupy their employees’ time. Mostly, employees are stepping in where robots can’t: high-touch human interaction.
State CIO explains that the “pretty substantial increases” are due to the expansion of technology into everything from watches to toothbrushes. The state has increased its cybersecurity team by 80% to bolster defenses.
Political attention this year will largely be focused on the presidential race, but at the start of a redistricting cycle both parties are pledging to spend record amounts on state elections.
City officials are optimistic that implementing an app for the annual homeless count will yield more accurate results. Drones will be sent out before the volunteers to find encampments to make the process more efficient.
As more people use their phones as a primary Internet source, Mozilla is getting squeezed out as Apple and Google devices favor their pre-installed browsers. Mozilla has to “do things differently, including allocating resources” toward future-leaning tech.
The bill is intended to create incentives for electric and plug-in vehicles, but bills like this have failed before and lawmakers are split on the issue. This would be more than just passing legislation, “People are going to have to think differently.”
Philadelphia’s airport will begin using facial recognition scanners, though there are still many concerns. Officials expect mistakes, but wonder “how might those mistakes be unequally distributed across demographics.”
The idea of driverless vehicles is great but, as of now, doesn’t work in our reality. Unresolved issues like crash liability, battery lifespan and outdated infrastructure make autonomous vehicles a next-generation prospect.
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors has passed a Women in Technology Hiring Initiative aimed at connecting at-risk and disconnected youth ages 14-24 with career mentors and training them to bolster its entry-level IT candidates.
Three winners will get access to Coord’s software, apps and APIs, and collaboration from the company’s experts, to deliver a project by the end of the year to make local streets and sidewalks safer or more efficient.
Misinformation and deepfakes are a constantly growing concern for American society and if they aren’t properly addressed, they could spark future panic. These tools can help differentiate between what’s real and fake.
The state’s Public Regulation Commission was hacked by a source that could be a foreign country, but findings are still preliminary. The PRC chief of staff thinks the hacking “could be related to a cyberattack.”
Ann Arbor, Mich., is using its ongoing partnership with the University of Michigan and private industry to gather and share data from connected vehicle and infrastructure interactions.
The National Security Association found a “critical vulnerability” in Microsoft’s Windows operating system. Now organizations are being encouraged to “install these critical patches as soon as possible.”
It is off to the caucuses for the remaining Democratic presidential candidates after running a gauntlet of debates, fundraising and public opinion polls. But how did we get here? For answers, you have to look back 85 years.
The U.S. senator wants GPS apps to make information about road restrictions available so truck drivers can reroute if they won’t fit under a bridge. The update would reduce traffic backups and save the state wasted transportation funding.
New Mexico cannot financially afford an undercount in the 2020 Census, but many residents don’t speak the languages provided on the forms, so the state is stepping in. It’s “a good opportunity to recognize the diversity in our state.”
New Orleans, La., City Hall has cleared thousands of city computers after last month’s cyberattack, but the public records system still has a few weeks before it will be fully recovered. The FBI is still investigating the attack’s source.
The city is now the fourth in Massachusetts to ban official use of the technology, with more following close behind. State officials are concerned that the software is discriminatory and will “lead to harmful ‘false positive’ identifications.”
The relatively new role of the state chief data officer is catching on, with a designated professional support network, growing public pressure for data-based policies, and more than half of U.S. states now staffing.
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