Digital Equity Is Shifting from Funding to Execution Across Broadband, Literacy, and Safety

Mayor Rick Blangiardi, Honolulu: Make City Service Requests Transparent

Honolulu is modernizing the way residents and visitors report everyday city problems such as broken streetlights, damaged sidewalks, and clogged storm drains.

The Biggest Issues State and Local Governments Will Face in 2026

Mayor Keith Wilson, Portland: Make Shelter Demand Visible, Not Guesswork

Portland has launched a new Emergency Overnight Shelter Participation Data Dashboard to show the public, month by month, how many people are using the cityʼs emergency overnight shelters.

AI Data Centers and the Public Benefit Claim

Mayor Daniel Lurie, San Francisco: Make Permitting Fast, Predictable, and Transparent

PermitSF is Daniel Lurieʼs umbrella initiative to accelerate recovery by making the permitting process faster, more predictable, and more transparent.

Cloud Migration as the New Operating System for Local Utilities

Louisville Water Company is moving all mission-critical apps to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and expects nearly $7 million in savings over five years.

AI Co-Pilots for Every City Worker

San José 's AI Upskilling Program, a roughly 10 to 12 week course run with San José State and other partners, trains staff to design their own AI assistants.

States Race to Deploy AI Under a Cloud of Federal Uncertainty

A new federal executive order from President Trump tries to curb state AI regulation by threatening to withhold some broadband funds from states with onerous AI laws.