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Certification program by Bloomberg Philanthropies recognizes cities using data to drive change

In this digital age, data is driving change across both agencies and agendas. This new focus by city administrators, is in turn leading to better services, smarter and more efficient use of tax dollars, greater transparency and more effective civic engagement, according to the study “Closing the Data Gap: How Cities Are Delivering Better Results for […]

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Report ranks clean energy efforts of 100 major U.S. cities

The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its 2021 City Clean Energy Scorecard, which ranks 100 major cities on efforts including reducing energy waste in homes and buildings and moving toward a cleaner power grid, and identifies leaders, most improved cities and those that have some work to do. It is […]

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How the past informs the future: 12 predictions for 2022

It may not be Groundhog Day again, but something feels eerily familiar. The broadcasters have announced that they have moved the goalposts to another season as the pandemic hangs on—or extended to another quarter (again). We no longer try to define normal or the “new normal” anymore, we are in unchartered territory. Nevertheless, having read […]

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Collaborative revenue initiative to reconsider the way governments fund services

With social interaction and business conducted mostly digitally these days, Shayne Kavanagh, senior manager of research at the Government Finance Officers Association, thinks it’s time for local governments to reconsider the way public services are funded. “A lot of the revenue sources were developed in the agricultural-industrial age,” Kavanagh said. “Technical elements of revenue have not kept up. The whole government revenue system has not kept up. […]

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Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

Now that the battle has ended and the $1 trillion infrastructure bill is law, another challenge has come into stark relief—how to build this critical infrastructure securely. The only way to do this is to have a “cyber-first” mindset when developing these projects across the country. To its credit, the legislation sets aside nearly $2 […]

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Report: City officials play a key role in bridging the digital divide

As community leaders look to close out another difficult year stamped by the pandemic, it’s clear there’s no going back to the former way of conducting business. Digital engagement, which used to be an abstract concept in some communities, is now uniformly an everyday reality across the nation; many town employees who started working from home when stay-at-home orders descended […]

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2022’s 10 best cities for remote workers

The COVID pandemic changed how America lives and works. According to a recent Gallup poll, as of Sept. 2021, nearly half of U.S. full-time employees were fully or partly working remotely, and more than nine in 10 remote workers hope to keep telecommuting beyond the pandemic. So, if people can now work from anywhere, where are […]

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Four key elements to building community trust and transparency in strategic plans

I have enormous respect for the work of local government officials. Under immense pressure, and with significant constraints, they set out each day to uncover new ways of improving the lives of the people in their communities. Over the last two years, the COVID-19 pandemic has tested their mettle. As the crisis took hold in […]

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Report: Counties prioritize health programs, human services with Rescue Fund spending

Having borne the fiscal weight of the pandemic since it was first realized last March, it’s been a long and difficult year for county governments. Meeting at least some of those monetary needs, the American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, which was signed into law earlier this year, allocated $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid for counties and […]

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Global pandemic ignites new era of public safety innovation

History shows that times of crisis and disruption are often the driving force behind technological innovation and growth. Nowhere is this more evident than in public safety, where those on the frontlines in law enforcement and emergency response need to adapt quickly to meet the safety and security needs of the communities they serve. One […]

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News

Certification program by Bloomberg Philanthropies recognizes cities using data to drive change

Gallery

Report ranks clean energy efforts of 100 major U.S. cities

Article

How the past informs the future: 12 predictions for 2022

News

Collaborative revenue initiative to reconsider the way governments fund services

Article

Cyber-first infrastructure should be a priority

News

Report: City officials play a key role in bridging the digital divide

Gallery

2022’s 10 best cities for remote workers

Article

Four key elements to building community trust and transparency in strategic plans

News

Report: Counties prioritize health programs, human services with Rescue Fund spending

Commentary

Global pandemic ignites new era of public safety innovation

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