All communities, and particularly vulnerable children, need healthy and hazard-free housing in order to thrive and reach their full potential. In navigating the current global pandemic, the ability to ensure…
https://www.nlc.org/resource/rethinking-recycling-how-cities-can-adapt-to-evolving-markets/
In 2015, Americans generated more than 262 million tons of waste, or nearly 4.5 pounds per person, per day. To handle this load, nearly every U.S. city has developed a…
Hawaii is almost everyone’s paradise. When the novel coronavirus hit the island paradise, local leaders had to move quickly. Its response would mean closing its borders and shutting the valve…
https://www.nlc.org/events/mayoral-roundtable-game-changers/
Deploying Digital Payments and Currencies The coronavirus pandemic has revealed the power of technology to connect residents and keeping communities engaged. Many mayors are seeking to incorporate new and innovative technologies…
Health and happiness correlate to good housing.
https://www.nlc.org/events/supreme-court-preview-for-local-governments-2023-2024-term/
Hosted by the Local Government Legal Center (LGLC), join legal experts in a discussion of the new Supreme Court term and what decisions local governments should watch. The Supreme Court…
Cities have already begun to alter arrest and detention practices in order to support social or physical distancing and related measures in response to COVID-19. In many cases, these alterations continue efforts underway to retool local public safety efforts to rely less on high and…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2021/07/23/developing-early-childhood-success-through-local-investments/
The On Your Mind series features local leaders and early childhood champions across the country. In this blog post, we asked Mayor Frank Scott, Jr. of Little Rock, AR, Vanguard Foundation program officer Rashanda Perrymanand Foundation for…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2020/01/21/nlcs-top-10-2020-predictions-for-cities/
From major national elections and the Census, to controversies around whether we’ve actually even started a new decade (NPR seems to think we have another year until we start the…
https://www.nlc.org/events/cities-are-essential-protecting-and-growing-americas-economic-recovery/
Local governments are on the front lines of our nation’s health, safety, and economic response to the coronavirus emergency. Communities need a strong local-federal partnership to stabilize local government operations,…