https://www.nlc.org/resource/ai-in-action-municipality-use-case-resource-collection/
As new technologies emerge, cities, towns and villages are navigating important questions about when and how to make effective and responsible use of artificial intelligence and other digital tools. As…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2023/01/10/green-gentrification-and-the-role-of-housing-in-resilience/
City leaders across the U.S. are advancing community resilience strategies to adapt to more extreme weather. Preparing for wildfires, drought, flooding, sea level rise, extreme heat and other climate changes…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/11/28/on-helping-teens-get-their-first-jobs/
This is a guest post by Trinh Nguyen, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development (OWD) in Boston and Alicia Sasser Modestino, associate professor with appointments in the School…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2023/10/10/the-ethics-and-governance-of-generative-ai/
Comparing Municipal Policies in Boston MA, San Jose CA, Seattle WA and Tempe AZ A s Artificial Intelligence, particularly generative AI, becomes increasingly integrated into our daily lives, the need…
Edited by Abygail Mangar, NLC Health & Resilience Program Manager. Although hurricanes and wildfires receive more attention, there is evidence that summer heatwaves harm and kill more people. Extreme heat…
NLC’s Early Childhood Success (ECS) team is proud to launch Decades in the Making, a two-year initiative spotlighting a cohort of four cities that have historically demonstrated exceptional commitment to…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2017/02/01/refugee-executive-order-faces-legal-challenges/
Judges in New York and Boston, among other cities, have prevented parts of the executive order on refugees from going into effect temporarily, citing possible violations of the U.S. Constitution’s…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2019/04/11/is-rent-control-available-to-your-city/
Local Tools to Address Housing Affordability: A State-by-State Analysis is the fifth annual report produced in partnership with the 49 state municipal leagues. This post is part of a series highlighting…
Federal funding is available for municipal leaders looking to reduce carbon emissions in public transportation fleets. The transportation sector is the largest emitter of carbon in the U.S. and funding…
https://www.nlc.org/events/building-trust-around-covid-19-vaccinations/
Vaccine Distribution and Administration: Messaging, Partnerships and Confidence Mayors and local officials’ capacity to convene partners/trusted messengers and communicate with the public is ever more vital in a landscape of…