Local Government

Lake Providence residents have for years expected the rollout of high-speed Internet. Timelines have changed amid shifts in federal funding. The state is currently doing project audits and reimbursements.

The company has made big bets on payments through the years, and says this current move is part of the ongoing modernization of government in Alaska’s largest city. The company also recently reported a revenue gain.

The waiting list to check out 10 mobile broadband hot spots at a public library in rural New Mexico is a reminder of the national digital divide. Statewide, however, most of its residents have Internet access.

The scheme, which has been called a cyber attack, is being investigated by city law enforcement and outside cyber experts. There’s no evidence the city network and data systems were compromised.

The city and the chamber of commerce, along with workforce, business and education folk, are planning the Haverhill AI Summit in June. It is intended to help attendees become aware of and prep for AI.

City commissioners in Harlingen, Texas, are setting a 120-day moratorium on applications for data center projects as they study their impacts on the community, its natural resources, and the environment.

The funding, a total of just more than $10.2 million from a U.S. House of Representatives bill, would pay for a variety of law enforcement improvements, including software and communications upgrades.

Technology’s ability to collect information and AI’s capacity to analyze it are helping mobilize smarter and more connected cities, transportation officials said recently.

The city has awarded a contract of up to $402,080 to Henderson-based transportation consulting agency Ludian, and it included a one-year rental of traffic cameras with an analytics platform.

As cities and counties turn to AI to ease permitting, one company is offering a new, free program through which officials can learn about the technology's potential to solve agency-specific problems.

The city of Aurora, which is located outside Chicago, is actively investigating a cyber attack that resulted in fraudulent payments being made from city accounts, according to authorities.

The city, with a population of roughly 58,000, uses a modern budgeting system to streamline and improve the accuracy of its process and to save staff time. In place since late 2025, it also aids in sharing data.

The Common Council has unanimously approved a law barring businesses that are open to the public from using facial recognition technology. It is the second New York city to enact such a law.

Scott Conn acknowledges that staff with lots of technical know-how can have blind spots, so his leadership strategy includes opportunities to grow skills like public speaking, resulting in well-rounded employees.

The Denver City Council approved a one-year moratorium on new data center construction Monday as the city prepares to study what regulations it may impose for the facilities.

The county is acknowledging its past and enhancing transparency into historic property deeds which have had lasting impacts on neighborhoods. Its searchable map activates many thousands of pages of documents.

In Flathead County, the vote-counting devices offer a swift, accurate, unbiased accounting of votes cast in elections. They empower humans to post election results within 24 hours of polls closing.

Data center operators need to talk proactively about their approach to building responsibly, and address community concerns without relying on local government bureaucracy as a buffer.