Government legal departments are increasingly adopting AI to help manage growing workloads and staffing shortages, a new report shows, but many still need stronger governance policies to support responsible use

Some reading suggestions if you’re looking for a non fiction read this summer and are interested in leadership or community-building.

A book review of The Culture Code by Daniel Coyle.

Additional resources from my pre-conference workshop at the League of Minnesota Cities pre-conference workshop on 6/24/2026.

Additional resources from my presentation at the Canton Township Annual Retreat on 5.2.2026.

A book review (kind of) of The Coming Wave.

Everything is not hunky dory.

As part of January being recognized as Human Trafficking Awareness Month, we look at how financial sextortion, once a fringe online threat, has evolved into a weapon of multi-billion-dollar global criminal enterprises

A book review of Who Is Government? By Michael Lewis.

Thousands of government jobs sit empty because people literally don't know these careers exist. Gen-Z individuals trust local governments more than any other institution, yet they make up barely 9% of public sector workers