Can Lidar Decide Which Potholes Buffalo Fixes First?

Buffalo is using lidar sensors and a $400K contract to decide which streets get fixed first.

How Did Newport News Absorb a 190% Surge in Records Requests?

One coordinator, one platform, and a self-service archive built Newport News' FOIA system.

Can Santa Fe Cut Permit Review Time From 4 Weeks to 2?

Santa Fe is replacing paper permits with software it hopes will cut review time in half.

55 Agencies Can Access Westchester's 2-Year ALPR Database

26 states have no ALPR law — and a Westchester lawsuit shows what that gap can cost.

Building Digital Equity Beyond Federal Funding

Columbus has spent the past decade building a reputation as one of the country's steadiest laboratories for civic technology, and much of that trajectory traces back to Mayor Andrew Ginther.

What Property Tax Caps Mean for Assessment Systems and Data Infrastructure

Assessment growth caps require counties to track a base-year value for every parcel indefinitely, a data burden that many legacy assessor platforms were not designed to handle.

Building Public Oversight Into AI Policy

Mayor Kenneth Welch of St. Petersburg, FL, directed the creation of an internal AI Task Force to study how AI was being used and the measures needed to keep the technology accountable to residents.

What Local Governments Can Do About Senior Housing

Leading a City Recognized for Drone-Powered Public Safety

Lisa Borowsky, Mayor of Scottsdale, is exploring drone-based response systems and centralized data platforms to coordinate emergency response across city agencies.