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  • Economic Opportunity & Workforce Development
  • Financial Empowerment
  • Race & Equity

Rapid Grants, Innovative Ideas: Developing Economic Mobility Strategies in 2025

Education and Early Childhood Success Expanded Learning Local Authority & Intergovernmental Relations

How a Federal Funding Freeze Impacts Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs

BY: Brandis Stockman, Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman

Local Authority & Intergovernmental Relations Municipal Finance

Local Impacts from Congress’ One, Big, Beautiful Bill

BY: Carolyn Berndt, Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman, Brittney D. Kohler, Dante Moreno, Yucel Ors, Angelina Panettieri, Michael Wallace

Climate Change Sustainability & Resilience

Saving Lives in a Warming World: How Public-Private Partnerships Can Deliver Critical Heat Relief

BY: NLC Partnerships

States Increasingly Preempting Local Laws Governing Transgender Rights

By:
  1. Julia Bauer

How City Leaders Can Support the Mental Health of LGBTQIA+ Teens

By:
  1. Sarah Weller-Pegna, MPH

Arizona Mayors Tackle Political Polarization

By:
  1. Ian Grice
  2. Jordyn Taylor

What City Leaders Need to Know About the Senate’s Budget Reconciliation Bill 

By:
  1. Dante Moreno
  2. Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
  3. Carolyn Berndt

How Connecting Children to Nature Can Help Small Cities Achieve Their Goals

By:
  1. Andrew Moore
  2. Vera Feeny

Reimagining Your Civic Assets: A Blueprint for Future-Ready Cities

By:
  1. NLC Partnerships

From Cradle to Career: How Cities Can Help Families Save for Education and Beyond

By:
  1. Kayla Anthony
  2. Patrick Hain

Small But Strong: Celebrating the Progress of Small Cities

By:
  1. Cole Calloway

District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction on Immigration Conditions for Federal Transportation Grants

By:
  1. Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
  2. Brittney D. Kohler
  3. Yucel Ors

A Guide to Tracking FY2026 Community Project Requests in Congress

By:
  1. Dante Moreno

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