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Montana Department of Revenue and Charter settle tax dispute

Also under the agreement, Charter agreed to drop its efforts to get Initiative I-172, onto the November ballot; that measure, if passed, would have significantly reduced taxes for Charter.

Fresno Gets New ‘Scorecard’ Website to Measure Quality of Life

The Fresno Business Council and Valley Public Television unveiled their new "Fresno Community Scorecard," http://www.fresnocommunityscorecard.org/ a website that curates data from more than 150 different measures of civic well-being on a single, wide-ranging online platform.

How Indiana Is Supercharging Data for Efficiency

By making all of its data easily and quickly available across agencies, the state stands to save money and improve services.

A Ban on Internet Access Taxes Could Cost States Millions in Revenue

Passing the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act would mean states and localities couldn’t tax citizens for internet usage.

Perth, Australia, first city to join ESRI’s ‘Urban Observatory’ GIS network

The Urban Observatory web site features dynamic digital maps that enable governments, businesses and the wider public to explore factors such as population distribution, land-use and even road speed limits in the most prominent cities on the planet.

Missoula’s tax burden a bargain in Montana

An analysis of taxes levied by Montana’s six largest cities reveals differences in the way taxes are collected and slight disparities in the property tax burden incurred by residents of each municipality.

Which States and Cities Have Chief Data Officers?

Ranks of government CDOs grow as agencies implement analytics.

With Data and Resolve, Tacoma Fights Pollution

The critical tool for the city is data.

Data Warehouses: Using New Technology to Improve Human Services Administration

The story of the Data Warehouse – and how it came about – is a prime example of how communities and governments can leverage new technology to improve human services administration.

The City Accelerator – Encouraging a culture and practice of innovation in local government

The City Accelerator, an initiative of Living Cities and the Citi Foundation, aims to help accelerate the adoption of such innovations within and across cities.

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