local government

We’re building a new platform to share real-life examples of how to improve access to technology and the internet – and the skills to use them – for young people in America. The goal is to help communities find approaches that fit their needs to then adapt for themselves. Do you have a story of how a community has tackled the digital divide among young people in America? Share it now.

NOVEMBER 19, 2020 – Local governments are big buyers. But for too long, how and with whom our local governments spend their money has reinforced economic inequities in our country.

Imagine if, with the coronavirus tearing through our country and demands for racial justice ringing in our ears, we could not use the word “failure.” How could we ever begin to fix what is broken if we couldn’t be honest about the brokenness in the first place? 

Aug. 1-3, 2019
Managing Director Joanna Smith-Ramani will join the Mayor Innovation Project’s summer meeting to address household financial stability.

Americans with student loan debt, past credit problems, or onerous government fees should have fair options.

In the policy world, people talk a lot about data-driven decisions, and data-driven policymaking.  We hear less about data-driven relationships.  But the experience of two mayors, G.T. Bynum of Tulsa and Catherine Pugh of Baltimore, suggest that data can connect and unite people from across the country and across the political spectrum and across city departments.

This week, 20 states elected new governors who will face the opportunity and challenge of helping prepare their states for the many ways that work is changing. We hope that these policy ideas can serve as a starting point for governors as they build a vision for the future of their states.

He says Los Angeles is leading the way in creating meaningful public policy.

Resolve to be a more active citizen with these four tips.

At its best, open data should strive to further our understanding of how our governments operate.