Community Engagement
Community Engagement is essential for local and state government agencies aiming to build trust, encourage public participation, and ensure that policies reflect residents’ needs and concerns. Governments can foster stronger connections with their communities through outreach programs, public forums, and collaborative decision-making. This directory offers articles on community engagement and related topics like Community Development, which focuses on improving the overall well-being and sustainability of communities through targeted initiatives.
Poll challengers who tried to forcibly enter the counting room were met by police, who said both parties had reached their legal maximum
Despite two finalists being interviewed in a public forum, Boise Mayor Lauren McLean named Meridian Chief Mark Niemeyer to the top position at the Boise Fire Department
While standing guard against armed groups, officers across the country are also aware their own presence could intimidate voters
Learn about Latino community policing efforts by MPD and Dane County’s Amigos en Azul special police unit, and how the program has grown.
Citizens want access to government services anywhere, any time and on any device. That’s why governments must consider mobile website design in 2019.
IDEMIA was awarded $1.2 million through a competitive bidding process to develop Iowa’s digital licenses system for launch in late 2019 or early 2020.
Jack Foster details the worst data breaches -- in terms of volume -- that occurred in 2018.
A five county area of Texarkana now has text 911 service for most major mobile device carriers.
Local leaders can collaborate and get grant funding for broadband-based solutions that improve the strength of rural communities.
The physical driver’s license is here for the foreseeable future, but mDLs offer a number of benefits to public safety, citizens and issuing governments.
With a report traffic safety concerns form online, the city of Lawrence, Kansas, can gather data that helps reevaluate traffic-calming efforts.
These tips from Plano Fire Department Capt. Peggy Harrell can help all communities reduce cooking fires and injuries on holidays.
Grease fire disasters in your community can be minimized with these step-by-step instructions from FireRescue1 -- make them a PSA priority as the holidays approach!
Public broadcasting professionals can learn about cybersecurity, and earn a certificate, through a National Association of Broadcasters online course.
White nationalist group Identity Evropa and neo-Nazi groups National Socialist Movement and Traditionalist Worker’s Party filed against the city in federal court.
Ad fraud targeting publishers with political content increased 20,000 percent on Election Day 2018, according to DEVCON.
Maine candidates for the 2018 Midterms await results in first election with statewide ranked-choice voting.
While youth early voting numbers were called surging, preliminary overall voter turnout results are indicating Millennials and Gen Z did not dominate the 2018 Midterm elections.
Houses of worship are predictable mass gatherings that would benefit from life safety audits and emergency planning.
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