In-Depth

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.

The future of emergency response

• 30th October 2019

Understanding the GIS data requirements for the shift to NG911

110 years in the making and still going strong

• 29th October 2019

American City & County Editorial Director Bill Wolpin reflects on the magazine’s 110-year history and its continued commitment to informing local leaders about exemplary governing.