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Tuning into your community: Top reasons why your agency needs a podcast

Podcasts are more popular than ever. In fact, in the United States, podcasts attract more than...

Engaging businesses to strengthen your community

A prosperous business community epitomizes effective city leadership and fuels economic growth....

A billion dollars for local government cybersecurity—Will they ever see it?

Remember the fanfare upon learning of the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment...

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Oklahoma City puts the focus on employees when implementing changes in office technology

The City of Oklahoma City (OKC) is no stranger to growing pains. Like so many cities and local governments facing budget, resource and time constraints, the fastest-growing city in Oklahoma has, at times, had to do more with less. But despite this, we’ve remained committed to advancing our city forward and putting our 5,000+ employees […]

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The sharing economy: Helping cities meet their sustainability goals

Individualism has been a watchword of society in North America since the colonial days, and belief in the spirit of the rugged individual helped build the government we know and love today. As our society became larger and more interconnected, we have come to realize that individualism can only get us so far. Problems such […]

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EVs are coming in a big way – Will charging infrastructure be ready?

The California Air Resources Board recently announced a new goal of tripling electric vehicle (EV) sales over the next four years, reaching 35 percent of all new vehicle sales in the state by 2026. An executive order is already in place dictating that zero-emission vehicles will be 100 percent of all new vehicle sales in […]

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Looking to increase civic engagement? Support the local press

The McGregor Mirror in Texas; The Mayo Free Press in Florida; The Olive Hill Times in Kentucky; The Progress Review in Iowa: What do all of these news outlets have in common? They’re all defunct; closed in the last year due to declining revenue and budget shortfalls. Over the last 50 years, the journalism industry has […]

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How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

State and local government (SLG) leaders have been on the road to IT modernization for more than a decade. First appearing on NASCIO’s State CIO Top Ten Priorities list in 2010, IT modernization has ranked a top-three priority every year since. For some organizations, the pandemic served as a catalyst for cloud adoption and as-a-service […]

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Setting the (government) records straight

In the digital age, government records management teams must balance both physical, paper copies of documents and electronic copies. Because of how much falls under the umbrella of records management, there are a variety of challenges that records administrators face when it comes to managing records. The three most common problems that arise—making records more […]

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How local governments can overcome federal grant roadblocks

As the nation begins to recover from the pandemic and prepares for the possibility of another harmful variant, it’s critical that local governments access all available federal grant funds they’re eligible for to meet community needs. For the past two years, many local governments shifted budgets to combat COVID-19. Federal grants like those outlined in […]

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Adaptive reuse and municipal facilities: Strengthening mutual trust

Every community has its share of underutilized buildings—empty warehouses, shuttered schools, abandoned grocery stores and retail strip malls, and aging postal facilities—that have reached the end of their useful lives. Many pose safety concerns, while others often become magnets for crime. With the cost of construction increasing year after year, many municipalities are taking another look […]

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Municipal broadband: Using today’s technology to support your community’s future

Amidst the ups and downs of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing that remains constant is your community’s need to stay connected. But stay-at-home, work-from-home and learn-from-home measures have highlighted a glaring gap in the availability and distribution of reliable, high-speed internet networks, and many citizens and businesses are still unable to access the online resources […]

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ARPA opens doors to modernizing the infrastructure of government itself

U.S. cities, counties, tribes and other local governments are now in the process of digesting about $148 billion of the $1.9 trillion in investment from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA). Infrastructure as recognized traditionally (highways, public housing) and less traditionally (solar installations, EV charging stations) tend to dominate the imagination. These are […]

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Commentaries

Commentaries are contributed, non-commercial and educational articles that subject matter experts write for American City & County. If you would like to submit an exclusive commentary, click here to view our guidelines.

Highlights

Tuning into your community: Top reasons why your agency needs a podcast

Engaging businesses to strengthen your community

A billion dollars for local government cybersecurity—Will they ever see it?

Article

Oklahoma City puts the focus on employees when implementing changes in office technology

Article

The sharing economy: Helping cities meet their sustainability goals

Commentary

EVs are coming in a big way – Will charging infrastructure be ready?

Commentary

Looking to increase civic engagement? Support the local press

Article

How to accelerate SLG cloud modernization through emerging technology solutions

Article

Setting the (government) records straight

Article

How local governments can overcome federal grant roadblocks

Commentary

Adaptive reuse and municipal facilities: Strengthening mutual trust

Commentary

Municipal broadband: Using today’s technology to support your community’s future

Article

ARPA opens doors to modernizing the infrastructure of government itself

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