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State and Local Governments Are Poised for IT Workforce Gains

A combination of hiring former feds and making smart use of artificial intelligence could help state and local agencies upskill their workforces and maximize efficiency when they need it most. Then ...
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Improving How State and Local Governments Use AI

State and local governments around the U.S. are harnessing AI for a range of applications — such as translating public meetings into multiple languages in real time to allow broader participation, or ...
Government Technology

With Less Federal Support, States Look to Lead in Cyber

When a group of states created the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) nearly 25 years ago, the goal was to coordinate and strengthen cybersecurity, both for state agencies ...
Government Technology

The Accessibility Clock Is Ticking for State Governments

PHILADELPHIA — As the clock ticks down to the federal web accessibility mandate deadline, some state and local governments could find themselves pushed to bring their extensive backlogs of online ...
Boston Herald

Trujillo and Campbell: State and local governments drowning in debt

The national debt recently surpassed $38 trillion, but America’s debt crisis isn’t limited to the federal government. Less well known is that, nationwide, state and local governments now hold more ...
National Review

While the Federal Government Has Grown in Power, State and Local Governments Have Grown in Manpower

The Stat for the August 2025 issue of National Review (out now!) is: 96 percent — the proportion of the growth in total government employment since 1955 that is from state and local government ...
Governing

Better Budgeting and Spending: Practical Efficiency Ideas for State and Local Governments

Disclosure: This Special Content was produced by the Center for Digital Government. CDG and Governing are both divisions of e.Republic. At the federal level there has been a lot of buzz this year ...
NPR

SNAP runs out of money Nov. 1. Here's what that means in your state

The federal government shutdown continues without an end in sight. In just a few days, tens of millions of people are at risk of losing federal food and nutrition benefits as a result. This includes ...
Opinion
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State and Local Policymakers Can Raise Standards and Build Power for Workers

States and cities can advance these 21 ideas in 2026 to build worker power, support unionized workers, and uphold workforce stability and standards.
NPR

Here's what is being affected by the government shutdown across the country

The federal government has shut down after lawmakers in Congress failed to reach an agreement on how to extend funding. While lawmakers continue to go back and forth in Washington, the impact of the ...
The Conversation

A radical proposal to abolish state government and strengthen American democracy

Stephen Legomsky does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...