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How to innovate and invest on a budget in state and local IT services

State and local governments are continually adapting. Citizens' needs are changing, remote work...

California city combines advanced technology with dedicated public safety team for comprehensive emergency management

The highly unusual circumstances of the past year have provided many new lessons for political...

10 tactical modifications for healthier public facilities

The goal of state and local government agencies is simple: to make a positive impact on...

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The four major tech lessons public sector CIOs learned during COVID-19

Across the United States, state and local governments employ approximately 16 million people. The COVID-19 pandemic sent state and local government chief information officers (CIOs) scrambling as they pivoted to remote work to keep these employees safe while also meeting increased demand from citizens for key public services. They suddenly had to balance a dispersed […]

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Making responsibility count: Inside the City of Miramar’s innovative C.A.R.E. program

Taxes are one of the key reasons many people first choose to move to Florida. The lack of a state income tax, moderate sales taxes and business taxes, and state-wide property taxes below the national average are all attractive reasons to call Florida home. At the same time, however, taxes in South Florida—particularly property taxes—are […]

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Three reasons why cities should prioritize their digital workforce strategy

Local governments are at a turning point. Faced with mounting challenges posed by the COVID-19 health crisis and expected to do more with less, many cities and counties are embracing the stark reality that the status quo—using excel grids or homegrown systems—just doesn’t cut it. Some local governments have already found that a digital labor […]

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The future of work, office and technology in local government

As local governments navigate the “new normal,” a few things come to mind in both thought and action. The concept of work and the office has forever changed and so too has the role of information technology (IT). Empirical research demonstrates that those in government—especially those in IT—miss the human socialization that the workforce always […]

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3 ways to improve citizen engagement with Millennials and Gen-Z

American City & County Associate Editor Jason Axelrod offers insights on citizen engagement based on his reporting and on being a Millennial himself

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An opportunity for infrastructure that cities and industry can achieve

A few months ago, I wrote about what we learned when we surveyed mayors from across the country. A majority said investments in infrastructure were an immediate and long-term need, and even more pointed to the need for infrastructure investments with a focus on technology. Since then, the rollout of vaccines has offered a light […]

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How state and local government HR teams can prioritize the “human” aspect of the job

In a year marked by so much disruption, human resources (HR) teams were at the forefront of answering questions related to COVID-19, ensuring their workplaces were inclusive for all voices, managing changes to work environments and figuring out regulatory updates—and all for the first time. Since there was no roadmap for dealing with a global […]

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How Petersburg is raising its standard of living

When does a city turn itself around? Is it financial? Is it an entire city’s self-esteem issue? Is it one person or a team of people who affect this type of change? In the case of Petersburg, Va., the change started in 2016 when elected officials and, specifically, the city council, admitting they needed help. […]

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Reimagining local government: What the pandemic taught us about adaptability, courage and resiliency

The challenges facing the City of Eastvale, Calif., during the pandemic were not unique, however the Eastvale team and community response was unique. As one of Southern California’s fastest growing and newest cities with 73,700 residents, our local economy relies heavily on our local businesses and restaurants. A complete shutdown of these core sectors would […]

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Clearing a path to multicloud as the new foundation for digital government

To say that the last year has been challenging for state and local governments is a massive understatement. While citizens turned to their state and local agencies for guidance during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and local leaders were largely left to navigate the uncertainty without a roadmap or assistance from the Federal […]

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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

How to innovate and invest on a budget in state and local IT services

California city combines advanced technology with dedicated public safety team for comprehensive emergency management

10 tactical modifications for healthier public facilities

Commentary

The four major tech lessons public sector CIOs learned during COVID-19

Commentary

Making responsibility count: Inside the City of Miramar’s innovative C.A.R.E. program

Commentary

Three reasons why cities should prioritize their digital workforce strategy

Commentary

The future of work, office and technology in local government

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3 ways to improve citizen engagement with Millennials and Gen-Z

Commentary

An opportunity for infrastructure that cities and industry can achieve

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How state and local government HR teams can prioritize the “human” aspect of the job

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How Petersburg is raising its standard of living

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Reimagining local government: What the pandemic taught us about adaptability, courage and resiliency

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Clearing a path to multicloud as the new foundation for digital government

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