Analytics

One Kentucky city is proving that generative AI projects are within reach for even small municipalities. At a cost of less than $200, Covington has launched a quirky LLM-powered chatbot to boost economic development.

A task force of parents, educators, students and community leaders found Colorado's school accountability system needs work. Recommendations include modernizing state assessments and a dashboard of performance data.

Court access advocates and journalists laud the benefits of allowing the public to remotely view court records, saying it increases transparency and accommodates timely reporting on newsworthy events.

A new data-sharing agreement between the Sacramento Office of Education, Elk Grove Unified School District and several local colleges aims to deliver actionable insights for boosting enrollment and graduation rates.

A company planning to build a new data center in Denver will no longer seek a $9 million tax break from the city after the proposed deal raised questions among officials about water and energy usage.

New York City is using automated data feeds and streamlined processes to improve transparency. The innovative approach offers lessons for other governments seeking to avoid costly legal battles and promote public trust.

A recent university research study on state government chatbots highlights their potential to optimize workloads, enhance communication and reduce waits. They're becoming essential, but challenges around feedback and privacy could impact that.

With a total of 85, the Phoenix area has the second-biggest concentration of data centers in the entire country, second only to northern Virginia, according to mapping by Iron Mountain Data Centers.

After guiding the Texas county through the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Philip Huang, its health director, pushed for collaboration and long-term strategies to prepare for future crises. Data modernization proved to be crucial.

Minnesota's Fall Color Finder map gets roughly 250,000 views a year, but it isn't just a pretty interface — it's a tool offering lessons in user engagement, accessibility and data governance for governments nationwide.

Data team members at precip.ai recently compared the High-Resolution Rapid Refresh Model of the hurricane to information on the actual storm. Staffers discovered it had provided a realistic depiction of the event.

A proposed tax break for a new data center in north Denver is facing questions from city leaders concerned about the project’s water and energy needs in a city trying to reduce emissions and conserve water.

An executive order requiring telematics for NYC's fleet vehicles enabled better monitoring of driver habits like speed and seatbelt use, reducing crashes and improving safety citywide.

By midyear, data center construction had increased 76 percent in the Atlanta market compared to the same time last year, the most among any of its peers, data from real estate services firm CBRE showed.

Soon, the department will take an enormous step in implementing a whole slew of new technology with the full launch of its Real-Time Information Center — which officials hope will come by spring of next year.

A data-building initiative by United Way Metropolitan Dallas and Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation allows groups to visualize community vulnerability across 26 clinical and socioeconomic indicators.

A new agreement between two state education associations and the recently merged ed-tech companies Munetrix and SchoolData Solutions offers discounted data management and planning services for Illinois school districts.

Cook County, Ill., has launched an innovative dashboard mapping certain deaths by cause — gun violence, opioids and extreme weather — to reveal hidden patterns and direct resources where they're most needed.