Rulebook
Rulebook
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Oct 6, 2026
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6 min read
The software that handles the records-request flood
NextRequest, GovQA, and JustFOIA compared for when a spreadsheet stops cutting it. Plus: a new school AI policy from South Dakota, and the contractor gap a Colorado county just ran into.
Rulebook
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Sep 29, 2026
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6 min read
Writing prompts that actually work
Five things that actually change your prompts, straight from OpenAI, Google, Microsoft, and Anthropic. Plus: NYC's new AI vendor rule, and Oklahoma's updated AI-in-schools guidance.
Issue 8
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Sep 22, 2026
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6 min read
Agendas, notices, and letters without the blank page
Copilot and Gemini can draft your next agenda or notice, but not on the first try. Plus: Albuquerque's vendor AI disclosure rule, and Maryland's 120-day deadline for school AI policies.
Rulebook
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Sep 15, 2026
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9 min read
Write your office's AI use policy in an afternoon
A walkthrough of the free template, including where it falls short. Plus: a Wisconsin county's newly adopted policy, and a Texas preemption clause worth reading before you put anything on an agenda.
Rulebook
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Sep 8, 2026
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5 min read
Your AI prompts are public records. Now what?
The legal reality of using ChatGPT, Copilot, Gemini, or Claude for work, and exactly how to save your prompts before someone actually asks for them. Plus a Pennsylvania ruling worth knowing.
Rulebook
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Sep 1, 2026
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6 min read
Who answers the phone after 5pm?
Three ways to let AI field resident questions after hours, and why a five-second phone call still beats all of them for anything complicated. Plus: Martin County joins a nationwide wave of data center pauses, and Texas hits its first AI training deadline for local government.
Rulebook
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Aug 25, 2026
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5 min read
The AI already inside Microsoft 365 you are not using
Free Copilot Chat versus the paid add-on, and where the line actually is. Plus: a small Idaho city's plain-language AI policy, and California's push for a heads-up before your office rolls out AI.
Rulebook
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Aug 18, 2026
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6 min read
Stop rekeying form data into spreadsheets
An automatic way to get form submissions into a spreadsheet, no retyping. Plus: an Arkansas county's AI ordinance, and California's fix for AI bots flooding records requests.
