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    California adopted AI safety legislation. Here are 5 things it does.

    New state legislation regulating artificial intelligence requires transparency and safety incident reporting and establishes whistleblower protections.

    By • Oct. 2, 2025
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    Top smart city conferences in 2026

    Technology, housing, climate action, transportation, public safety and more take center stage at events for local government leaders in 2026.

    By Smart Cities Dive Staff • Oct. 1, 2025
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    Smart Cities Technology and Data

    Cities are increasingly looking to technology and data to address real-world issues from traffic safety to law enforcement.

    By Smart Cities Dive staff
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    Nevada strikes settlement with RealPage over rent-setting software

    The deal places new limits on how rental data can be used and funds rent relief. Similar lawsuits from state and local governments are still pending.

    By Julie Strupp • Sept. 29, 2025
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    The AI tightrope: Balancing government modernization and resident trust

    AI promises smarter government but raises resident fears. 

    Sept. 29, 2025
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    Beyond CJIS compliance: Reducing access friction while strengthening security

    Already CJIS compliant? Here’s how to make secure access faster and more sustainable.

    Sept. 29, 2025
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    California shelves AI bill designed to ‘address algorithmic discrimination’

    The bill would require government agencies to disclose when artificial intelligence is used to make a “consequential decision.”

    By • Sept. 24, 2025
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    Overcoming resistance to make AI approachable: Exemplary Public Servant Jessica Hoffman

    The assistant city administrator in Wentzville, Missouri, is helping government employees save time and stretch resources by showing them that AI can be a practical ally.

    By Lori Tobias • Sept. 23, 2025
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    Why procurement professionals are essential in the age of AI

    Discover why procurement pros are leading the AI revolution in state offices at the NASPO/PPA Exchange Conference 2026.

    By Courtney Iversen, Deputy Chief of Strategic Operations, NASPO • Sept. 22, 2025
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    California city adopts AI permitting

    Lancaster will embark on a public-private partnership with Labrynth, a contractor-side artificial intelligence permitting platform, to speed up the review process.

    By Matthew Thibault • Sept. 12, 2025
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    Half of US residents ‘uncomfortable’ about AI in government: survey

    Survey respondents see the new technology as a way to increase government efficiency but express concerns about privacy, bias and inaccuracies.

    By • Sept. 8, 2025
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    Cities test AI vision sensors for traffic and pedestrian safety

    AI-enabled cameras provide data for city traffic management and can alert motorists to pedestrians in low-vision conditions.

    By • Sept. 2, 2025
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    Salesforce debuts AI agents for city services

    The tool joins a growing field of AI products intended to increase local government efficiency and responsiveness.

    By • Aug. 21, 2025
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    City and county leaders urge Congress to reinstate ‘critical’ cybersecurity funding

    The federal government canceled funding for a cybersecurity resource credited for detecting more than 43,000 potential state and local government cyberattacks last year.

    By • Aug. 20, 2025
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    Ohio mandate requires local governments to establish cybersecurity programs

    The regulation comes amid increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks but offers no new funding to implement the procedures.

    By • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Tacoma tests AI-enabled curbside recycling cameras

    With EPA grant funding, the city is using Prairie Robotics’ truck-mounted system to detect contamination at the curb and tailor resident outreach. More cities will follow.

    By Megan Quinn • Aug. 14, 2025
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    Justice Department, Greystar reach proposed settlement on algorithmic pricing for rental housing

    Under the terms of the agreement, the nation’s largest apartment provider would be barred from using nonpublic competitor data in rent-setting software.

    By Mary Salmonsen • Aug. 13, 2025
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    Dallas says it’s the first major Texas city to use AI for procurement

    The city’s partnership with Hazel AI aims to cut costs, boost transparency and expand access for small and local businesses. 

    By • Aug. 13, 2025
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    How Louisville boosted recycling—and what other cities can learn

    With misinformation and contamination on the rise, Louisville, KY partnered with Recycle Coach to optimize education and equip residents with the tools to recycle right.

    Aug. 11, 2025
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    Microsoft Copilot just got its biggest U.S. city client yet: San Francisco

    The city is looking to “set the standard” for how AI can be employed for local government, Mayor Daniel Lurie said.

    By • Aug. 8, 2025
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    ‘RoboCops’ may be headed to the US

    After years of development in Dubai, AI-powered police robots are moving toward deployment in New York and Florida, Micropolis founder says.

    By • Aug. 5, 2025
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    6 U.S. cities will get data analytics, AI support via international alliance

    The Bloomberg-backed City Data Alliance aims to equip city leaders with tools and coaching to modernize services and meet evolving resident needs.

    By • Aug. 4, 2025
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    Cities and waste facility operators turn to AI for recycling education revamp

    As recycling rates stagnate, cities are testing smarter ways to help residents sort waste — from tamales to chopsticks — right at the bin.

    By Leslie Nemo • July 31, 2025
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    Cost-savings (finally) within everyone’s reach: Proactive, whole-person care

    Proactive care saves money & lives. See how one Ohio county saved $3M in one year.

    July 29, 2025
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    North Carolina installs 2,500 AI-based traffic signals

    The largest live statewide deployment of AI-based traffic signal software in the U.S. will help traffic engineers improve signal operations, according to Flow Labs.

    By • July 29, 2025
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    Paper-based payments are gone for good: What state and local governments need to know

    Adopting digital payment methods such as digital wallets can have time and cost-saving benefits for resource-constrained local governments.

    By Jamie Rosenberg • July 28, 2025