What is local government talking about?

Topic mentions across 200,829 AI-briefed US meetings since 2026-02. A meeting counts once per topic it touches, based on the tags our briefs assign. Coverage varies by city and platform, so read these as directional — mentions across tracked meetings, not a census of local government.

Browse meetings by council, board, or commission type.

Rising this month

Short-term rentals — 1.2× its usual share of meetings (187 in the last 30 days)
Schools & libraries — 1.2× its usual share of meetings (4,270 in the last 30 days)

All topics

bar = total mentions · sparkline = monthly, 2026-02 to 2026-08 · top states at right

Budget & taxes76,669

MA, TX, UT

Zoning & land use53,775

UT, MA, TX

Development & economy32,495

TX, UT, MA

Public safety31,643

CA, MA, UT

Schools & libraries30,311

TX, MA, UT

Roads & transportation29,792

MA, CA, UT

Contracts & procurement25,651

TX, CA, MA

Personnel & appointments25,368

TX, MA, UT

Parks & recreation24,111

MA, CA, UT

Water & utilities23,132

UT, MA, CA

Housing20,661

MA, CA, UT

Grants & funding17,908

MA, TX, CA

Permits & licensing15,208

MA, UT, MN

Environment & climate14,960

MA, CA, WI

Elections8,165

TX, MA, CA

Historic preservation7,758

MA, CA, TX

Homelessness1,392

CA, TN, WA

Data centers1,360

MA, NC, GA

Short-term rentals1,130

UT, MA, CO

Cannabis886

CA, MA, MN

Want the underlying meetings? City pages link each agenda back to the official source the government posted (89% of the meetings we hold carry a document URL; the rest are listings the portal published without one). These are counts of meetings that mention a topic across the places we cover, not a census of what every government discussed.