In-Depth

A pandemic, remote work and ‘the new normal’

• 27th May 2020

In a few short months, the global health crisis has dramatically changed the way local governments operate. How can local leaders cope, and what does this mean for the future?

Public office from the home office

• 27th May 2020

Forced to work remotely, local elected officials are discovering best practices for holding virtual public meetings from their homes

Technology goes viral

• 15th April 2020

Local governments are using technology to help their communities weather the coronavirus pandemic and social distancing

The thinking machine

• 14th April 2020

Artificial intelligence is a bit of a buzz term these days – but what do people really mean when they say AI? And why should local governments care? First of all, AI is extremely misunderstood. We aren’t talking about HAL from “2001: A Space Odyssey,” necessarily; we’re talking about what Alan Turing speculated about “thinking […]

Closing the loop

• 13th April 2020

Circular economy-focused city programs seek to divert materials from landfills and instead reuse them over and over again

The 2019 Crown Communities Awards

• 13th March 2020

Each year, American City & County presents its Crown Communities Awards to local governments that have executed the most innovative and impactful projects over the past 18 months. With cities and counties implementing a multi-faceted connected city network and app, debuting an on-demand rideshare transit service and hosting a branded series of public meetings with […]

What keeps public procurement officials awake at night?

• 13th March 2020

Cooperative purchasing, e-procurement and agency staffing levels are the top three issues that senior government procurement leaders/chief procurement officers currently face.

The 2019 Crown Communities Awards

• 11th March 2020

Getting in the zone

• 8th January 2020

Opportunity zones are attracting investment into low-income areas across the country. How can your community take advantage of this movement?

Plant trees in whose shade you shall never sit

• 18th December 2019

Brynn Myers, the city manager of Temple, Texas, has been named American City & County’s 2019 Leader of the Year.