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2026ʼs AI Predictions and its impact on public agencies

Dec 11, 2025

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2026ʼs AI Predictions and its impact on public agencies

2026 will likely bring an AI bubble correction, with overhyped startups folding while durable players double down on real-world value.

TJ Kennedy

Climate Resilience, Housing Justice, and a Desert City Rebuilt Around Equity

Dec 9, 2025

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Climate Resilience, Housing Justice, and a Desert City Rebuilt Around Equity

Mayor Regina Romero leads Tucson with a governing philosophy shaped by migration, farm work, and the borderlands.

TJ Kennedy

New Jerseyʼs Push to Rein In Autonomous Robotaxis

Dec 4, 2025

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New Jerseyʼs Push to Rein In Autonomous Robotaxis

New Jersey lawmakers are signaling that the era of wide-open robotaxi experimentation may be nearing its end.

TJ Kennedy

Housing Stability, Zero-Fare Mobility, and a City Built on Opportunity

Dec 2, 2025

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Housing Stability, Zero-Fare Mobility, and a City Built on Opportunity

Mayor Quinton Lucas leads Kansas City with a blend of lived experience and policy pragmatism. Raised on the cityʼs East Side, sometimes experiencing homelessness with his mother, Lucas carries a lived understanding of housing insecurity that now shapes his governing philosophy.

TJ Kennedy

The Real Rogue AI Threat Is Already Inside Public Agencies

Nov 27, 2025

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The Real Rogue AI Threat Is Already Inside Public Agencies

Public-sector leaders are still optimistic about AIʼs benefits, but safety engineering must evolve as fast as deployments.

TJ Kennedy

Broadband, AI Guardrails, and “Wi- Fi as Basic Infrastructureˮ

Nov 25, 2025

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Broadband, AI Guardrails, and “Wi- Fi as Basic Infrastructureˮ

Mayor Cherelle Parker is treating technology as basic infrastructure, wiring it directly into her core promise to make Philadelphia the safest, cleanest, greenest big city with real economic opportunity.

TJ Kennedy

Q3 Earnings Show Gov Techʼs Resilience Going Into 2026

Nov 20, 2025

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Q3 Earnings Show Gov Techʼs Resilience Going Into 2026

Gov tech revenue is still climbing: Tylerʼs Q3 revenue hit $595.9M (up 9.7% YoY), while Via posted $110M, up 32% with much of that driven by U.S. government customers.

TJ Kennedy