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The futuristic transportation system would shorten a trip across the state to 30 minutes.
A pair of states and the feds are moving to require local governments to submit financial data in a machine-readable format. Here's how it could help cities.
The height of the Starship spaceship unveiled by SpaceX with promised destination of Mars. The rocket’s first orbital flight may be within months, and missions to space with humans aboard could follow the next year.
The company has 443 employees in the United States from more than 25 countries who, under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, are pursuing “a bright future.”
A contractor went after people of color, concealed that they were being recorded, lied if necessary, and even targeted the homeless because they ask fewer questions.
A proposed civilian cyberforce team would respond to cyberattacks against election systems, governments, businesses and critical infrastructure.
The state treasurer suspended the year-old program after questioning how it was set up by his predecessor. He said he and his staff reviewed the program as part of its routine diligence after he took office in January.
Governor Gretchen Whitmer transferred $32.4 million into the Department of Technology, Management and Budget as part of $1.5 billion in spending changes to the GOP-led Legislature's adopted budget.
State auditors revealed a lack of accountability in how funds for economic development projects were managed, leading to more than $20 million spent to supplement overall state needs instead of development purposes.
Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel imposed new taxes, including a record increase in property taxes, to put the city’s pension system on a path towards solvency. Instead, a shortfall has grown from $23 billion to $30 billion.
The Census 2020 Hard to Count Map, which was created within the City University of New York’s Graduate Center, is being used by public agencies, nonprofit organizations and community groups that help support the count.
Faced with obsolete voting machines and a Tuesday deadline, the Guilford County, N.C., Board of Elections goes analog.
State to invest $500,000 in benchmark review, with a one-year renewal option.
Review of a year’s worth of body cam video exonerates officers and proves misconduct by a 5-to-1 ratio.
Seattle innovation lab focused on health care, retail, transportation and energy is slated to open in January.
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Improving election system security requires more than technical solutions. It also requires the funding, trained workforce, and public acknowledgment necessary to ensure the commitment needed to conduct fair elections.
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There’s no easy solution, but state and local government leaders are finding ways to create more sustainable systems. Here’s how.
Kamala Harris says recent tweets have put anonymous writer’s safety in jeopardy.
New regulations, approved last December, would limit rentals to primary residences only.
Either agencies didn’t follow cybersecurity protocols, or the protocols didn’t exist — “both of which are unacceptable."
The city is now the largest library system in the country to drop fines for overdue books that are returned. The move was done to help low-income people regain access to the system that has blocked them from borrowing materials.
San Jose’s deal with eBay is an attempt to protect the city’s revenue spoils, money the city had not anticipated receiving when it put together its current fiscal-year budget. Under a new state law, companies like eBay must start collecting sales tax.
State lawmakers overwhelmingly approved what’s known as the green transportation bill, which includes a $75 fee that will pay for pay for several electric-car incentives, including e-fueling stations.
In what should be alarming news to urban planners and transportation officials, spending by U.S. households increased 240 percent on taxis and ride hailing but decreased 18 percent on public transit between 2015 and 2018.
New speeds unlock virtual and augmented reality, and embedded smart tech in vehicles, roads and factories.
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Ransomware attacks and payments are on the rise. Between April and June, the average payment from a government rose to $338,700 compared to $36,295 for private-sector victims.
Beginning today in Washington, D.C., riders on DC Circulator buses will return to paying the regular $1 fare. Since late February, those rides had been free under a program promoted by D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Bowser as a way to help the city’s poor and low-income residents. Critics, including some council members, claimed the “free Circulator disproportionately benefited tourists and people who live and work in some of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods.” Council denied Bowser the financial support to make the free rides permanent.
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