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Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Report: Two Thirds of Big Cities Predict Recession, Midwest…
WASHINGTON – October 28, 2019 – Today, the National League of Cities (NLC) released its annual report, “City Fiscal Conditions,” at an event in Washington. The report, which analyzed survey results…
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Cityscape
Cityscape
Report: Mayors Increasingly Focusing on Climate Change,…
Center for City Solutions
WASHINGTON – May 23, 2019 – As federal policymakers struggle to find consensus on many of the toughest challenges facing the country, mayors are focused on grounded solutions to critical national…
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Cityscape
Cityscape
State of the Cities 2019
Center for City Solutions
As Washington talks, mayors take action. With a lack of federal leadership on critical issues like climate change and infrastructure, mayors are increasingly focusing on local solutions that address…

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City Leaders Gather in Charlotte to Strengthen Leadership Skills
  • Press Release

Elected officials from across the country convened in Charlotte, NC, last month for a series of programs and skill-building sessions aimed to strengthen and enhance their work as city leaders. The meeting was NLC's 20th Anniversary Leadership…

Press Release
Press Release
Why We Should Care about Public Sector Job Loss
  • CitiesSpeak

Last week the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released preliminary revised unemployment estimates.  It appears that the economy actually netted 386,000 jobs this year, but only after accounting for a loss of 67,000 government jobs. This…

Measure, Monitor, Adjust, Repeat: Cities Effectively Use Performance Measures to Achieve Community Goals
  • CitiesSpeak

“What is City government doing?

How well are we doing it?

How can we do it better?”

These three questions guide Devin Quirk’s work for the City of Boston.  Devin serves as…

Anti-Eminent Domain Bill Passes House, Senate Consideration Possible
  • Press Release

by Mike Wallace

Seven years after the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the right of cities to use eminent domain to secure land for proposed private commercial development, and after more than 40 States that have reassessed and limited…

Press Release
Press Release