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In the early days of hurricane season, experts predict a busy year—communities should prepare

From the Capitol riot in January to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a few months later, and the recent series mass shootings, it’s been a busy news year to say the least—so much is happening in the present that it takes effort to consider what the future will hold. But while the 24-hour news cycle continues […]

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Local governments need flexible procurement policies as they work to acquire up-to-date technology

Streamlining procurement processes is a top 10 priority among local government IT officials. That’s one of the findings in the new “2022 CompTIA Public Technology Institute (PTI) State of City and County IT National Survey” from CompTIA. “Our latest 2022 local government survey has procurement as one of its top priorities for the first time—ranked […]

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Bipartisan group of local leaders, NLC send letter to Congress calling for gun safety legislation

In the aftermath of several horrific mass shootings, legislators in Washington, D.C. are locked in a familiar debate over gun safety legislation. On Wednesday, survivors and victims of gun violence testified about their experiences to Congress, calling on lawmakers to take action. “I don’t want it to happen again,” said Miah Cerrillo, a fourth-grader at […]

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Report: There’s gender parity in public financing, but general administration has a ways to go

Over the last few decades, local government finance administrators have made a concerted effort to increase diversity and gender parity within their organizations. And while it’s been successful, the initiative has been hampered by the lack of an important tracking element: reliable data. “Historically, the United States has lacked standardized information on the hundreds of […]

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America’s top 10 metropolitan centers for economic production

The foundation of America’s robust economy is upheld by its metropolitan centers. As communities emerge from the pandemic and confront the possibility of a near-future recession, city economies are well positioned to guide the nation through whatever comes next. A new report from the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the 2022 Metro Economies Report, details the […]

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Mayors call for peace, gun control legislation at annual conference

The U.S. Conference of Mayors kicked off its 90th annual meeting Friday in Reno, Nev., with a call to action on gun control—a topic the advocacy organization has taken a strong stance on following recent mass shootings in Buffalo, N.Y.; Uvalde, Texas; and Tulsa, Okla. “It’s more important than ever that we recommit ourselves to […]

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Texas community to form holistic mental health crisis response teams

For decades, the responsibility of helping those experiencing a mental health crisis has fallen to police departments, and communities across the United States have grappled with the safety and effectiveness of this distribution of duties— wondering if there’s a better way to get constituents the help they need. When it comes to fielding mental health […]

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Public procurement resource is expanding its tools and offerings to purchasers everywhere

Last September, Canadian technology vendor mdf commerce acquired Periscope Holdings. Periscope provides procurement transformation solutions to the entire procurement ecosystem. “This is great news for local governments,” says Mark Eigenbauer, president of eProcurement at mdf commerce. He explains that key tools, such as eSourcing, eProcurement, shopping and contract lifecycle management (CLM) solutions built specifically for […]

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Software solutions and data analytics forming synergy in AMI deployment

Software and services are empowering the traditional electricity, gas and water meter hardware, and unlocking greater value than ever from the meter data, which will definitely disrupt the future of the utilities and the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) industry. “A new era of software-defined solutions is coming,” said Stephanie Wu, senior analyst of Omdia Smart […]

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Report: Majority of public schools saw increase in students seeking mental health services

While news of the coronavirus and its latest mutations has dominated public discourse for the last few years, there’s been another, tangential public health concern simultaneously the nation—an ongoing mental health crisis, especially in K-12 schools. Across the board, “We’ve seen an increase in students seeking mental health services and in staff voicing concerns about […]

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In the early days of hurricane season, experts predict a busy year—communities should prepare

Article

Local governments need flexible procurement policies as they work to acquire up-to-date technology

News

Bipartisan group of local leaders, NLC send letter to Congress calling for gun safety legislation

News

Report: There’s gender parity in public financing, but general administration has a ways to go

News

America’s top 10 metropolitan centers for economic production

News

Mayors call for peace, gun control legislation at annual conference

News

Texas community to form holistic mental health crisis response teams

Article

Public procurement resource is expanding its tools and offerings to purchasers everywhere

Article

Software solutions and data analytics forming synergy in AMI deployment

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Report: Majority of public schools saw increase in students seeking mental health services

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