Artificial intelligence has become one of the most discussed technologies in state and local government. Yet for many public-sector leaders, the challenge is no longer whether to adopt AI, but how to ...

As the Biden administration rolled out a $350 billion bailout of state and local governments during the COVID-19 pandemic, officials stressed how the huge pile of money would address urgent needs ...

The Public Technology Institute recently hosted a webinar on this year’s outlook with support from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers. State and local government CIOs are ...

Congress has given the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program a double reprieve this month, but state and local officials say they’re still waiting for real certainty — and real money. As part of ...

Minnesota officials are demanding a role in the investigation of Wednesday’s fatal shooting by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary ...

Harry Roth is director of outreach for Save Our States. Following President Donald Trump’s executive orders to root out and eliminate ESG and DEI policies from government agencies and departments, it ...

Meghan Burns was busy at work for the Department of Education in March 2025 when her computer restarted at exactly 5 p.m. When it turned back on, she learned her job as a civil rights attorney had ...

The state is in a standoff with the federal government over who has the power to investigate the killing of protesters. It’s not a fair fight. Federal agents confronting protesters in Minneapolis, ...

An unusually large majority of Americans agree that the recent scenes of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in Minneapolis are disturbing. Federal immigration agents have deployed with ...