How Cities Around the Country Address Rising Pension Liabilities
In advance of our annual State of the Cities report, which will be released later this year, this blog series captures speeches given by mayors in 2018 and shares their…
Housing and Cities — A Deeper Look at the Numbers
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/08/17/housing-and-cities-a-deeper-look-at-the-numbers/
Over the last few years, “The Rent is Too Damn High” has grown from a fringe political party in New York to a constant complaint from millennials, seniors, middle-income wage…
State Municipal Leagues Build Relationships with New Congress
This week, more than 40 executive directors and local leaders from 19 state municipal leagues across the country traveled to Washington, D.C., for NLC’s third annual state municipal league fly-in.…
2025 US Department of Transportation Local Government Priorities in the 100 days
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The National League of Cities (NLC) is the voice of the nation’s more than 19,000 cities, towns, and villages to the President, the President’s Administration, and Congress. For a century,…
What Cities Want to See from the New Administration and Congress on Climate
In 2020, communities struggled to maintain services and essential workers during the coronavirus pandemic. At the same time, they faced a record number of climate-related disasters, such as wildfires, extreme heat, and hurricanes, which…
NLC’s Top Content of 2021
https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/12/30/nlcs-top-content-of-2021/
2021 was a historic year. As cities, towns, and villages across the country continued to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress listened to local leaders and provided critical investments to support…
Cities Go Digital
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/07/06/cities-go-digital/
“Today, that critical connection to the wider world isn’t just physical. It’s digital.” – Mayor Jim Gray of Lexington, Kentucky, in his 2018 State of the City speech. In this…
Cities Leading on Fair Housing
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/10/01/cities-leading-on-fair-housing/
Cities across the country have demonstrated a commitment to fair housing. The federal government’s interpretation of the “Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing” provisions in the Fair Housing Act has changed significantly over…
How Cities Are Tackling Veteran Homelessness
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/07/03/how-cities-are-tackling-veteran-homelessness/
Each year, mayors around the country detail their visions for the upcoming year in their state of the city speeches. With the federal process continuing to be in political gridlock,…
What Cities Are Doing About Pensions
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/03/27/what-cities-are-doing-about-pensions/
In advance of our annual State of the Cities report, which will be released later this year, this blog series captures speeches given by mayors in 2017. This blog is…