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Where Things Stand on Water Infrastructure Legislation in Congress

Arts & Culture

What a Comic Book for Zoning Can Teach Us About Public Engagement

BY: CitiesSpeak Guest

Leadership

Jeffersontown, Ky.: An Exclusive Tour for Suburban Municipalities Council Leaders

BY: Mandeep Ladhar

American Rescue Plan Act

Avoiding the Funding Cliff: Exploring New Infrastructure Funding Sources

BY: NLC Partnerships

Embracing Experience: Two Sides of the Coin Demystifying Small Business Ownership

By:
  1. Tomeka Lee

How One Data Dashboard Helps Small Cities Leverage Federal Funding

By:
  1. Denise Belser

Manufactured Housing: Making Homeownership Attainable

By:
  1. Stephanie Onuaja

Tapping the Potential of (and Funding for) Nature-Based Solutions  

The Data-Informed Community Engagement (DICE) Approach to Public Safety Turns Analytics into Action

By:
  1. Sarah Minster

Empowering Local Economies: Leveraging Small Businesses in Public Procurement

How Cities Can Prepare Now to Meet New PFAS Drinking Water Regulations 

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt
  2. Kyle Funk

GGRF Provides $27 Billion for Clean Energy Projects. Here’s How Cities Can Access It

By:
  1. Ayesha Mehrotra

Hundreds of NLC Leaders Convene in Rancho Cordova

By:
  1. Julia Merlo

The Continued Importance of Antiracism

By:
  1. Beth Fry
  2. Beverly Scurry

Curbing Community Violence in the Summer

By:
  1. Maryam Ahmed

How Local Leaders Can Make Community Events More Sustainable

How U.S. cities are using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to tackle housing affordability

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Patrick Rochford

How Nature-Based Solutions and Green Infrastructure are Helping Cities Meet Their Climate Action Goals

By:
  1. Brigid Deegan
  2. Melanie Robinson

3 Things to Consider When Centering Health and Racial Equity in City Leadership

By:
  1. Megan Greig

How Flagstaff is Using Nature-based Solutions to Address Climate Change

Gun Violence Awareness Month: Cleveland’s Peacemakers

By:
  1. Kirby Gaherty

Creating and Managing Rental Registries: Cities’ Experiences and Exploring Use of Lived Experience to Evaluate Impact

Empowering Local Businesses for a Greener Future

By:
  1. Rosanna Mulcahy

Exploring the Link Between Housing Stability and Mental Health

Recent Litigation Activity That Local Governments Should Know About

By:
  1. McKaia Dykema
  2. Carolyn Berndt
  3. Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman

Is Your City Ready to Apply for Federal Assistance Following a Presidential Disaster Declaration?

By:
  1. Yucel Ors

Resources to Make Deploying Tax Credits for Clean Energy Projects in Small and Rural Communities Easier

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt

What We’ve Learned from Two Years of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline

Launching NLC’s National Opioid Settlement Dashboard: Focusing on Solutions

By:
  1. Sarah Minster

The Importance of Investing in and Celebrating the Public Works Workforce

By:
  1. McKinzie McGuire

Finding Funding for Broadband: A State Comparison

By:
  1. Julia Glickman
  2. Kyle Funk
  3. Angelina Panettieri

PGW’s Energy Innovation Lab Fueling a Sustainable Future

Advancing Local Action on Climate Change: Federal Funding Opportunities for Community Resilience  

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt

Future-Proofing Government Through Technology Modernization

First Responders and Communities Expect a Rail Safety Bill from Congress After East Palestine Report

By:
  1. Brittney D. Kohler

Water Infrastructure & Environmental Protection: Federal Funding Opportunities for Urban, Rural and Suburban Communities

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt

Decades in the Making: An Introduction to 4 Cities Who Are Leading the Way in Early Learning and the Child Care Economy

By:
  1. Annika List

A Workforce Supporting Workforces: 3 Ways Phoenix is Centering Early Childhood

By:
  1. Annika List

Demystifying AI: Local Leaders Join NLC for Kick-off of AI Advisory Committee

By:
  1. Christopher Jordan
  2. Julia Glickman

How a Simple Board Game Changed a City Council for the Better

By:
  1. Georgia Gempler

How Local Leaders Can Improve the Quality of Life for All Children Through Nature Access

How Youth Apprenticeship is Improving the Economy in Frederick, Maryland

By:
  1. McKinzie McGuire

On Your Mind: Ras J. Baraka, Mayor, Newark, New Jersey

By:
  1. Jammie Albert

Winning Big with Federal Funding: How Grant-Writing Trainings Are Yielding Big Results

By:
  1. Katie Dailinger

Department of Labor Finalizes Overtime Rule, Impacting Municipal Budgets  

By:
  1. Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman

What the Hazardous Substance Designation of PFAS Chemicals Means for Local Governments

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt

Share Your Concept for Communities to Expand E-Mobility

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons Awareness Day

Finding What Works at the Solutions Forum

By:
  1. Megan Greig

What’s Local Government’s Role in Community Wellbeing?

What Does “Systems Change” Actually Mean?

Communicating Clearly About Community Health

How to Talk About Health Equity as a City Leader

Supreme Court Issues Employment Discrimination Opinion with Direct Municipal Implications

By:
  1. McKaia Dykema