The legislation, introduced by the government late last year, would automatically remove a mayor or councillor from office if they run for state parliament. The Bondi Beach footbridge that some locals ...

In the June 2024 primary election, voters approved local citizen study commissions for St. Ignatius, Ronan and Polson governments, and after one year of public meetings, the commissions are all up to ...

As governments move beyond AI pilots, the real challenge is execution at scale. Responsible governance, integrated platforms and streamlined procurement are helping agencies turn artificial ...

Local governments often engage in performative democracy, offering residents access to decision-making without granting them ...

Madison AI, a Nevada-based firm that focuses on local governments, is going into the new year with $3.5 million worth of fresh capital — the seed round for a company with an unusual origin story. Via ...

Advanced systems are reshaping professional judgment, forcing local governments to rethink accountability, performance management and labor relations.

South Africa’s rural health crisis is both a moral indictment and a governance failure that successive local government ...

from State and Local Webinars and Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program Margaret Woolley Busse, executive director of the Utah Department of Commerce and cofounder of the state’s Office of Artificial ...

Last fall, communities across Pennsylvania elected officials who have yet to turn 30 to one of the most visible local roles: ...

NEW YORK STATE — The Department of State recently announced that its Local Government Efficiency Grant program is again available. Applicants may apply for funding to streamline government operations ...

More local officials than ever say in a new survey that political polarization is having a negative impact nationally, with those in larger communities seeing greater local effects — findings that ...

Stephanie Leiser, University of Michigan According to our recent survey of officials in Michigan communities, local democracy is humming along and city hall is taking care of business. The federal ...