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Fifteen years ago, voters told the state to roll back the personal income tax rate to 5 percent. But that mandate is just now being met, according to Gov. Charlie Baker, who announced the new rate for Jan 1.
The plan includes hurricane flood reduction and coastal restoration projects, with more than half the money coming from settlements related to the 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Nearly two dozen city and town levies have been proposed for the 2020 ballot, which will feature the presidential primary. While most are focused on schools, four levies address public safety agencies.
From a (reputed) nontraditional location for the penning of one of America's more popular Christmas songs, to a decked-out statue of the founder of Communism, we take a look at some less-than-conventional holiday festivities.
By building on the data they gave away in the HQ2 competition, they can support the real engine of job growth: entrepreneurship
Bay Street’s Innovation Corridor in Jacksonville, Fla., is just a ‘petri dish’ for the state to test out the ‘Internet of Things’ in everyday life. But it’s also a good idea of what the Florida future could look like.
Come Jan. 1, all new, single-family homes in Calif. must be built with solar paneled roofs, or some other solar power system. While big companies have been preparing for years, “It definitely hits the little guy harder.”
The noise is supposed to prevent young, homeless people from loitering in public spaces, but many are concerned about its effects on other small children and dogs. Some think it's counterintuitive to a welcoming downtown.
An entrepreneur from Eugene, Ore., claims that drone imaging and blockchain technology can hold farmers accountable for sustainable farming. Currently, there is no government agency that oversees farm branding.
San Diegans for Open Government is claiming that the Southern California city didn’t disclose data that was collected through the city’s Smart Street Lights Program, which gathers a wide range of data about residents.
The team has just weeks to design a new, user-friendly homepage for the entire state that can be adopted by other departments and agencies. But its larger goal is to help rebuild trust in California state government.
The electric fire truck drew a lot of attention in Santa Cruz, Calif., this week, but officials lament its cost. Officials want to decrease their engine’s carbon footprint, but “not at that cost.”
Gas stations don’t have to install chip-card readers until fall 2020, putting customers at risk. But gas stations, not credit card companies, will be responsible if fraudulent charges are made at a station without a chip-reader.
The high-speed transit company is moving forward, planning routes, but the U.S. Senate has yet to approve the $5 million for safety and environmental standards. Cities hope it gets approved so they can push onward.
Montgomery County, Md., hopes to implement a new technology that would use artificial intelligence to recognize drivers using handheld devices. It has great potential, but what happens if the cameras don’t work?
Electric vehicle batteries requires up to 20 pounds of cobalt. In 2014, some 40,000 children were working in cobalt mines. “Automakers need to work hard with the supply chain to ensure that” it’s free of child labor.
Election officials nationwide came together under the hashtag #TrustedInfo2020 on Thursday to help ensure voters have access to accurate election info, hoping to prevent foreign influence on the democratic process.
Felix Rohatyn, a pioneering Wall Street financier, was a natural choice when New York’s elected officials sought a way out of the fiscal crisis in the mid-1970s. "I get called when something is broken,” he once said.
The state’s Department of Revenue does not have a policy in place detailing how it will respond to security incidents. It has not assessed risks related to the third-party vendors that have access to revenue data.
The state is in the midst of a controversial, years-long overhaul of the school funding formula to reduce state aid to those considered overfunded and to send more money to those considered underfunded.
Several law enforcement agencies in the Panama City, Fla., region are implementing drones to assist with law enforcement. From active shooters to missing people, “We are going to use them to save lives.”
An internal whistleblower at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota said the company is not adequately cyberprepared. Now the state’s largest health insurance provider is working to diminish some 200,000 vulnerabilities it has identified.
The state is undecided about where it will get its renewable energy: Some want solar panels atop homes and businesses, others want large solar plants away from residents, everyone is concerned about increasing costs.
The algorithm examines facial expressions, word choice and tone to establish “willingness to learn” and “personal stability.” But AI researchers say “regulators should ban the use of affect recognition” due to potential discrimination.
Randomized evaluations support evidence-based government by rigorously measuring what works and what doesn't.
Los Angeles’ mayor was raised with the understanding that public service is listening. So now he listens to his community and wants to make Los Angeles a place of opportunity for the California Dream.
As New York’s third-largest city finds its industrial giants continuing to downsize, a unique, no-interest loan program based on crowdfunding is stimulating a business revival at the grass-roots level.
Lawyers claim that the app, TIKD, that allows consumers to pay for traffic citations is “unlicensed practice of law,” but the TIKD company defends that it “is not, and has never claimed to be, an attorney.”
The Kansas city is the first to implement full-sized, zero-emission electric buses into its fleet. Riders are surprised by their silence, and the mayor is pleased that they’re “kind to our budget and also kind to our planet.”
Ohio hopes to stay ahead of the changing workforce by implementing The Choose Ohio First scholarship that will support 1,400 students on their path towards becoming computer science graduates. “We certainly need them.”
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