Creating energy from waste is the latest technology that municipalities are investing in, and Glendale, AZ, is considering a $110M facility that will convert 180,000 tons of garbage into 15 megawatts of electricity annually. To learn more about this facility and why Oslo, Norway has run out of garbage, read inside...

Palo Alto's CIO calls for a national day of civic hacking: bringing together the new trove of municipal data available to the public and software engineers, analysts, entrepreneurs, artists and others seeking to solve intractable civil problems...

Lewiston and Auburn, ME, with a combined population of 59,000 people, are considering a merger that would likely create savings of more than $2 million in the first five years. Inside we provide details of what could soon be one of the larger municipal consolidations in recent history...

The NLC and Knight Foundation studied multiple cities and their experiences with technology as it applies to civic engagement. We provide the key data points from this study as well as snippets from a new Pew Internet & American Life Project on public discourse...

By outsourcing custodial services, Volusia County, FL expects to save $30M over five years. Inside we detail bids and also cover other towns cutting costs in education...