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Tag Archives: Local Governance
When Public Issues Become Increasingly Technical, Can Ordinary Citizens Still Participate?
As public policy becomes increasingly dependent on specialized knowledge, democratic governance faces new challenges. This article explores how citizens can continue to participate in complex public decisions—and how governments can keep governance transparent, understandable, and genuinely participatory in the age of AI.
Who Should Pay for AI Infrastructure?
As AI infrastructure expands rapidly, the central question is no longer technology alone but how its costs should be shared. This article examines the relationship between data centers, grid upgrades, and public investment—and asks who should ultimately pay for the infrastructure of the AI era.
The Age of AI Power: Will the Electric Grid Become a New Public Policy Issue?
As AI accelerates the demand for large-scale computing, the electric grid is emerging as a new public policy issue. This article explores why AI requires vast amounts of electricity and how local governments are responding to new infrastructure challenges.
When AI Begins to Change Cities: The New Governance Questions Behind Switch’s Data Center Expansion
Artificial intelligence is reshaping more than the technology sector. Using Switch’s data center expansion in Las Vegas as a case study, this article explores how AI is redefining local governance through infrastructure, electricity planning, and public policy.
How County-Level Power Operates Without Being Seen
Why Residents Are Almost Always “Too Late” in Clark County In the first two articles of this series, we established two core realities of local governance in Clark County. First, the most consequential decisions shaping daily life—from land use to development density—are made not at the city level, but at the county level. Second, ordinaryContinue reading “How County-Level Power Operates Without Being Seen”
Why the Clark County Commissioner Matters More Than You Think
Why the Clark County Commissioner Matters More Than You Think
