What Works: How Cities are Building Health and Wellbeing Through the Cities of Opportunity Framework

State of the Cities 2026

Direct Funding Works: Five Years of the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Program 

Strengthening Municipal Workforces Through Skills-Based Practices

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The Experience And Impact of the City Inclusive Entrepreneurship Network

City Fiscal Conditions 2025

Rebuilding Together: Examining Federal Funding for Municipal Infrastructure

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Municipal Infrastructure Conditions 2025

State of the Cities 2025

A Decade of Municipal Financial Empowerment Strategies: Findings from a 2024 Field Scan

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Lessons from the 2023-2024 Cities of Opportunity Action Cohort

Artificial Intelligence Demystified- AI Toolkit for Municipalities

On the Frontlines of Today’s Cities: Civil Discourse, Engagement and Trust Building

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Lessons from the Cities of Opportunity Mayors Institute on Community Revitalization

City Fiscal Conditions 2024

State of the Cities 2024

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Municipal Infrastructure Conditions in 2023

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Local Authority and Emerging Technology: A State-by-State Analysis  

Intersection of Early Childhood & Environmental Impacts Playbook

2023 Capstone Challenge Report 

Creating Good, Green Jobs in the Building Sector, Part 1: Making the Case

Considerations for Leaders: Intersection of Early Childhood and Environmental Impacts

City Fiscal Conditions 2023

Northeast Regional Resilient Cities Summit

State of the Cities 2023

Expanding Equity in the Democratic Process

Future of Cities: Adapting to Changes in the Retail Landscape

Unlocking Possibilities: How Cities Are Using ARPA’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds After Two Years

2022 NLC Annual Report

Municipal Infrastructure Conditions in 2022

2022 Capstone Challenge Report

2022 Early Childhood Annual Report

Local Authority and Federal Infrastructure Investments: A State-by-State Analysis

City Fiscal Conditions 2022

America Works: How Entrepreneurial City Leaders Can Shape the Future of Work Now

Young Adult Justice 2022: A Nationwide Inventory of Policy and Practice

State of the Cities 2022

Mayors’ Institute on Job Creation and Economic Opportunity to Improve Health & Equity

The Next American Migration: What Cities Should Know About Climate Change and Populations on the Move

How Cities are Leveraging ARPA SLFRF to Support Young Children and Families

Cities of Opportunity: Turning Crisis into Pathways for Equity and Resilience

Local Tools to Address Housing Affordability: A State-by-State Analysis

Capstone Challenge Series & Awards

Cities in the Cloud: What City Leaders Need to Know About Cloud Computing

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Eviction Prevention: A Guide for Local Governments

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Future of Cities: A Roadmap to Inclusive Entrepreneurship

2021 Annual Report – The State of Early Childhood Success, Meeting the Moment

NLC Delivers: Annual Report 2021

Conversations with Municipal Leaders: Digital Equity in Cities

Toward an Equitable Recovery: An Analysis of ARPA Funds to Metropolitan Cities