Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is departing as head of a White House office that works with state, local and national officials on key issues — a position that will go to Steven Benjamin, a former mayor of Columbia, S.C.

Building smarter cities: Civint’s regional policy discussion tackles housing, infrastructure and the future of local government
Public and private sector leaders from South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia gathered in Columbia recently to examine the growing pressures local governments face amid shifting federal priorities and economic uncertainty.