As part of NLC’s Leadership in Community Resilience Program, the city of West Palm Beach, Florida, conducted a STAR Communities workshop aimed at identifying and prioritizing actions to promote a…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/03/23/preemption-threatens-economic-development-and-innovation/
City leaders work every day to grow local ecosystems in their communities that support entrepreneurs. They do this in many ways – attracting and retaining talent, offering support services, and…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/06/08/improving-water-supply-and-aging-infrastructure-in-atlanta/
This summer, as Congress works to advance targeted infrastructure bills like the Water Resources Development Act, cities across the country are continuing to call on Washington to build on these…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/08/03/how-to-attract-and-retain-a-talented-workforce/
This is a guest post by Steve Vermette, vice president of brokerage at Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company. While the 2018 State of the Cities report listed economic development, infrastructure, budgets, housing…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/08/23/for-cities-opportunity-starts-at-home/
The National League of Cities’ (NLC) Community and Economic Development Committee is consistently one of the largest of NLC’s seven advocacy committees. That makes sense, given that survey after survey…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/05/14/expanding-l-a-metros-fare-free-transit-for-kids-and-families/
The sprawling County of Los Angeles includes 10 million residents and 88 distinct cities all with one regional transit system: L.A. Metro. Riders in L.A. County rely on L.A.’s Metro…
The COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing economic hardship exacerbated structural inequities and disproportionately impacted lower-income communities and people of color. Not only were members of these communities more likely to contract the virus,…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/09/28/financing-and-resourcing-early-childhood-success/
Many city leaders across the country are champions for early childhood success. As city leaders, they are also charged with balancing and budgeting the city’s many responsibilities for the physical…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2024/05/07/on-your-mind-ras-j-baraka-mayor-newark-new-jersey/
This blog post is part of the On Your Mind series featuring local leaders and early childhood champions across the country. NLC’s Early Childhood Success team supports members so every city,…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/10/14/sharing-data-for-equitable-outcomes/
While data plays a central role in informing state and local government policies and services, it is often overlooked as a resource. Worse, current data collection and management practices are…