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Explore articles on Civic Engagement, digital tools, and insights from the field.

Hope, Candor, and the Front Line: Reflections from ICMA 2026

Our takeaways from ICMA 2026 in Long Beach, and three questions every city and county manager should be able to answer about public engagement...

Why October’s PHP Security Incident is a Big Deal for Local Government – And What To Do About It

A security flaw in PHP, a decades-old web programming language, briefly took local government meeting and website platforms offline. Here's what happened, what it means for agencies, and why...

Which Languages Does Your Community Speak? How to Find Out

Your community likely speaks more languages than your meetings cover. Here’s how to use free public data to find them, and plan your meetings around them...

Language Access Shouldn’t Depend on Who’s Willing to Ask

In PublicInput's 2024 State of Community Engagement Report, 28% of Spanish-speaking residents said they're uncomfortable requesting an interpreter at a public meeting. When a translation option is...

Introducing Pulse: Centralizing Resident Feedback as Fast as It Comes In

Public agencies are gathering more resident feedback than ever, but making sense of it all is another story. Pulse is PublicInput's new executive dashboard that uses AI to surface themes, trends, and...

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