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Fears grow over plan to distribute billions in broadband dollars
December 09, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureState and local officials are raising alarm about what they say are major flaws with a federal map that will guide where the infrastructure money is sent. They want the Biden administration to extend a timeline for flagging the problems.
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Congress moving ahead on new state and local government financial reporting rules
December 08, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureThe new requirements, tacked on to a must-pass defense bill, call for financial data to be standardized, machine-readable and searchable. State and local advocates argue the plan is an “unfunded mandate” that will create significant costs.
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New national broadband map offers granular look at service and gaps
November 21, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureThe draft release kicks off a process where states, localities and the general public can challenge inaccuracies. The new data will be crucial in guiding how the federal government divides billions in broadband funding between states.
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Local election officials brace for possible violence and threats
October 27, 2022 | Public Safety, NewsWith worries over armed poll “monitors,” voter intimidation and risks to staff, some are coordinating with law enforcement or conducting special training ahead of Election Day.
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Cities and states bristle over proposal to change how they report on finances
October 18, 2022 | News, Data & AnalyticsCongress is weighing a plan that calls for overhauling how state and local government financial data is made public, stirring worries about new costs for software and staff. But supporters of the revamp say it’s long overdue.
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How much are people without high-speed internet willing to pay for it?
October 11, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureA new federal survey takes a look and finds that, for many who don’t have service because of the expense, the amount is $0.
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New semiconductor law aims to create ‘Silicon Valleys’ across US
August 22, 2022 | News, Cloud & Infrastructure$10 billion in funding will go to support 20 research hubs with a third of them set to be in small or rural communities.
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Why cities and towns see a huge economic opportunity in the semiconductor bill
July 28, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureAs the legislation cleared the Senate on Wednesday, local leaders from tiny Taylor, Texas, to metropolitan Phoenix were eying the investment and jobs it could bring to their communities.
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Deadlines approach for billions in broadband funding
July 12, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureThe federal grant programs will support state and local efforts to expand high-speed internet access and improve digital equity.
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States must ramp up to administer broadband funding
June 02, 2022 | News, Cloud & InfrastructureA new McKinsey report says states have a huge opportunity, but they will need a dedicated team to map existing broadband availability, address digital equity requirements and manage grants and funding.