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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

What is Market-Rate Housing?

Bringing Local Views to a Federal Advisory Committee

By:
  1. Brittney D. Kohler

How Cities Can Approach and Fund Critical Infrastructure Resiliency

By:
  1. Monica Gregory
  2. Ayesha Mehrotra

What is Affordable Housing?

Cities As Laboratories of Democracy: Partnership, Service & Innovation

By:
  1. David Sander, Ph.D.

How One Rural Town is Using Community Organizing for Fresh Food Access in Mississippi

By:
  1. Georgia Gempler

Addressing Homelessness Among Older Adults

Inclusive Mental Health Policies: A Workforce Imperative

How Local Leaders Can Use AI to Advance Housing Policy

By:
  1. Joshua Pine
  2. Lena Geraghty

What is Homelessness Prevention?

CIE Program Kicks Off Its Fifth and Final Year of Advancing Equitable Economic Development and Entrepreneurship

By:
  1. Safaya Fawzi

In Case You Missed It: 10 Resources to Strengthen Your Community & Its Residents

By:
  1. Melissa Williams

How Real-Time Data Reshaped Houston’s Solid Waste Department 

8 Things Local Leaders Need to Know about EPA’s Proposed Lead and Copper Rule Improvements

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt

Narrowing the Racial Wealth Divide: Inclusive Workforce Development Programs

By:
  1. Diana Goldsmith

The Impact of Infrastructure and Workforce Challenges on Local Housing Supply

By:
  1. Stephanie Onuaja

2023 Trends from NLC’s Center for Research and Data Analysis

By:
  1. Joshua Franzel, PhD

2023 Media Highlights

By:
  1. Rebeca Schiller

List of Top Issues & Resources Prioritized by Local Governments In 2023

By:
  1. Rebeca Schiller

How the Low-Income Household Water Assistance Program Supports Residents in Buffalo and Little Rock

How Innovation Creates Dynamic, Resilient Cities

By:
  1. Christopher Jordan

Reflecting on 99 Years of NLC: Strengthening America’s Cities, Towns & Villages

By:
  1. Clarence E. Anthony

Best Practices to Help Save Your City Residents Money on Prescription Drugs

What City Leaders Need to Know About the Global Climate Change Conference

By:
  1. Brigid Deegan

How to Improve School Day Attendance through Afterschool Programs

By:
  1. Brandis Stockman

What City Leaders Can Learn from the FBI Crime Report Analysis

By:
  1. Kirby Gaherty

How to Enable Adults without Degrees to Achieve Economic Mobility

By:
  1. Tashfia Hasan

Management Practices and Resources to Combat the Effects of Climate Change on Healthy Housing

As 2024 Deadline Approaches, Local Governments Have Committed the Bulk of their American Rescue Plan Dollars

By:
  1. Julia Bauer
  2. Patrick Rochford

Patching: A Necessity in a World of Ransomware

Unlocking Resilience: FEMA’s BRIC Program Allocates Historic $137 Million for Building Codes 

Highlights of City Summit 2023

By:
  1. Melissa Williams
  2. Rebeca Schiller

Dayton, OH’s Recovery Plan: Seeding Transformation 

Federal Update: Government Shutdown Averted (Again), No FY24 Budget in Sight 

By:
  1. Michael Wallace
  2. McKaia Dykema

City Residents Call for License Plate Reader Technology to Improve Public Safety — Objectively 

Housing for Older Adults

Local Strategies for Law Enforcement Recruitment and Retention

By:
  1. Yucel Ors

Municipal Water Projects Advance with State Revolving Fund Financing and Funding

By:
  1. Carolyn Berndt
  2. Peyton Siler Jones

It’s Time to Obligate ARPA SLFRF Funds

Supreme Court 2023-24 Preview: Cases for Local Governments to Watch

By:
  1. McKaia Dykema

Celebrate National Apprenticeship Week 2023: Building a Skilled Workforce for the Future

By:
  1. McKinzie McGuire

Local Governments Celebrate Historic Infrastructure Investment Two-Year Anniversary

By:
  1. McKaia Dykema
  2. Kyle Funk

How Local Leaders are Using Infrastructure Investments to Improve Safety

By:
  1. Brittney D. Kohler
  2. Kyle Funk

A Sample of the Return on Investment for Certain Federal Infrastructure Awards

By:
  1. Christine Baker-Smith
  2. McKaia Dykema
  3. Kyle Funk
Aerial view of Tacoma and Mt. Ranier in Washington State

How Local Leaders Can Leverage Infrastructure Investments to Grow Local Talent Pipelines

By:
  1. Michael Bartlett
  2. McKinzie McGuire
Milford, Delaaware, town square

Now Open! Cities Ready for Infrastructure Partners

By:
  1. Kyle Funk

The New Era of Integrated Public Safety and Justice

Using the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Invest in Energy Infrastructure, Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By:
  1. Kelly Aves

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Helps Communities Prepare for Their Climate Futures

By:
  1. Ayesha Mehrotra

The Next Big Way to Tackle Global Climate Challenges? Youth-Led Solutions