Curry County, New Mexico's Hidden In Plain Sight trailer is an interactive experience showing parents, guardians, and educators how everyday items can be used to conceal substances and alcohol.

Barton County, Kansas is tackling a long-standing housing shortage through efforts between local governments, private developers, and county resources to build over 40 new homes.

A study of job switchers joining public administration found that intrinsic job attributes and person-job fit are the most significant predictors of public employer attractiveness, while extrinsic factors are less influential, and public service motives had an unexpected negative effect for non-sector switchers due to a "belated reality shock".

The strategic delay of property tax reassessments, particularly in the years immediately following a recession, is an effective financial management tool used by local governments to mitigate revenue declines and is associated with higher property valuation.

This research explores how internal leadership representation brings deep-seated tensions and differing views on equity and workplace identity in the fire service.

Higher minority political representation on county commissions is associated with a greater proportion of the budget allocated to redistributive spending, a relationship that is amplified in counties with home rule charters.

A case study reveals that public deliberation with discontented citizens can be counterproductive, resulting in a "dialogue of the deaf", because the parties hold fundamentally differing perceptions of what constitutes good deliberation.

A five-step philosophical and practical framework for public administrators to govern the increasing use of AI in decision-making, which uses measures of harm and benefit along with trustworthy AI principles and procedural justice methods for resolving value conflicts.

A study of police officers found that Public Service Motivation helps reduce burnout by strengthening a frontline worker's perception of their impact, suggesting that fostering a sense of positive influence is key for public organizations to mitigate burnout, particularly during crises.

To combat drought conditions and conserve their water supply, Las Vegas employs a team of water waste investigators who patrol neighborhoods daily, leaving warnings or issuing fines for violations like over-irrigation and sprinkler run-off.

Facing severe understaffing and high turnover rates, 911 emergency call centers are increasingly adopting AI voice assistants to handle and triage high-volume non-emergency calls, allowing human dispatchers to focus on true emergencies.

U.S. counties with hog and cattle feeding operations may be subject to higher air pollution levels, while local populations lack the health insurance necessary to treat related medical problems.

The 12 Grand Challenges in Public Administration are an agenda developed by the National Academy of Public Administration to address critical issues in the future of governance.