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City Fiscal Conditions 2024
In its 39th year, City Fiscal Conditions provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial health of municipalities across the United…
State of the Cities 2024
The annual State of the Cities report encapsulates the challenges cities, towns and villages face and the innovative solutions that…
Local Authority and Emerging Technology: A State-by-State Analysis
Since its inception nine years ago, the annual state-by-state analysis report has served as a research partnership between NLC and…
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What City Leaders Need to Know About the Senate’s Budget Reconciliation Bill
By:
- Dante Moreno
- Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
- Carolyn Berndt
District Court Issues Preliminary Injunction on Immigration Conditions for Federal Transportation Grants
By:
- Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
- Brittney D. Kohler
- Yucel Ors
A Guide to Tracking FY2026 Community Project Requests in Congress
- Dante Moreno
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From the Event: Federal Budget Legislation Webinar
10 Things for City Leaders to Know About “H.R. 1, The One Big Beautiful Bill”
- Michael Wallace
Local Voices, National Impact: NLC’s 2025 SML Fly-In Builds Momentum for City Priorities
- Archana Sridhar
What is the 2026 Census Test (for the 2030 Census) and Why is it Important?
- Dante Moreno
What Local Leaders Need to Know About the Energy and Commerce Provisions of the Tax Package
By:
- Carolyn Berndt
- Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
- Angelina Panettieri
What Local Leaders Need to Know About the Tax Package Passed by the House
By:
- Dante Moreno
- Michael Wallace
The LUCA Process: A Local Government’s Guide to the Census Address Review
- Dante Moreno