Local leaders are turning to layered programs, new financing tools and deeper community engagement to prepare for extreme ...

A proposed overhaul of the rules that would change how the U.S. Office of Management and Budget administers more than $1 trillion in grants to cities, counties and states has prompted nearly half a ...

UPDATE: Sept. 2, 2026: The U.S. House of Representives passed a continuing resolution Tuesday in a 370-48 vote to fund the government until Dec. 11. If President Trump signs the stopgap funding ...

As more cities expand AI and digital technology into government services, resident expectations are outpacing their ability to keep up. A new analysis of the world’s largest cities found “a striking ...

In South Carolina’s Richland County, where about 67,000 of the 440,000 residents — nearly half of them children — receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, local food bank ...

The American Dream is alive and well — though it has evolved with the times — and it’s up to local government leaders to deliver it, according to a report released this week by the McKinsey Institute ...

More states and local governments are exploring building code reforms with the aim of making housing development faster and cheaper. Some housing advocates have painted single-staircase reform, an ...

Uber plans to operate robotaxis in 28 cities globally by 2028, CEO and Director Dara Khosrowshahi said Wednesday during the company’s Q2 2026 earnings call. The company now offers robotaxi rides in ...

Malicious cyber actors have targeted programmable logic controllers in water and wastewater systems in at least seven states, and some of the cyberattacks “have degraded water operations,” the Federal ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from rescinding $20 billion in climate grants. Six of the court’s 10 judges upheld a ...

UPDATE: Aug. 27, 2026: The U.S. District Court of Massachusetts on Wednesday granted a temporary restraining order halting changes to how the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awards ...

A loss of funding and resources for time-limited rental subsidies, also known as rapid rehousing, was the largest contributor to the uptick in homelessness, according to the LAHSA report. The ...