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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…
Featured resources: Advocating for strong federal-local partnerships
ARPA Resources
Stay up to date with the latest information and resources concerning the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
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State of the Cities 2025
Development Without Displacement: Safeguarding Municipalities Near Transit Projects
- Tomeka Lee
CitiesSpeak Podcast: Leading Through Personal Experience with Baltimore Mayor Brandon Scott
Put Your City’s Public Art on the Map with the Public Art Archive
- CitiesSpeak Guest
AT&T Connected Learning Centers – How Connectivity Empowers Cities
Reimagining Your Civic Assets: A Blueprint for Future-Ready Cities
Small But Strong: Celebrating the Progress of Small Cities
- Cole Calloway
Members Only
NLC Reengagement Network: 2023-2024 Census Report
Economic Mobility: How Cities Can Support Entrepreneurs Earning Less Than 100K
By:
- Rosanna Mulcahy
- Safaya Fawzi
America’s Housing Comeback: Why The Moment for Housing Is Now
- President Steve Patterson