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Flagship nlc Reports

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Oct 17, 2024

City Fiscal Conditions 2024

In its 39th year, City Fiscal Conditions provides a comprehensive analysis of the financial health of municipalities across the United…

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Jul 24, 2024

State of the Cities 2024

The annual State of the Cities report encapsulates the challenges cities, towns and villages face and the innovative solutions that…

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Apr 30, 2024

Local Authority and Emerging Technology: A State-by-State Analysis  

Since its inception nine years ago, the annual state-by-state analysis report has served as a research partnership between NLC and…

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Featured resources: The first 100 days of the trump-vance administration

2025 Federal Action Agenda

NLC has a biannual agenda mapped to the Congressional cycle to guide local advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and with the Administration. Learn more about the issues that matter most…

Local Government Priorities for the Trump-Vance Administration in the First 100 Days

NLC has a biannual agenda mapped to the Congressional cycle to guide local advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and with the Administration. Learn more about the issues that matter most in your community.

Presidential Actions Summary: Impact to Local Governments 

The Trump-Vance Administration is moving swiftly to enact President Trump’s agenda through existing federal programs across all federal agencies, including those that directly support local governments with grant funding, technical…
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From the Event: Impacts of Immigration Executive Orders

2025 Congressional City Conference

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From the Event: Municipal Bonds 102
  • Leadership

Three Things to Know Video Series: February 2025
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  • Local Authority & Intergovernmental Relations

From the Event: NLC’s 2025 Federal Action Agenda
  • Education and Early Childhood Success

From the Event: Expanding Access to Afterschool and Summer Youth Programs
  • NLC 100th Anniversary

CitiesSpeak Podcast: Examining the Past & Present of America’s Cities with Former NLC Presidents
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  • Community & Economic Development

From the Event: Evidence-based Approach to Building a Thriving America
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Case Studies

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  • Local Authority & Intergovernmental Relations

Hopkinton, NH: Paid Leave with No Preemption
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Ferndale, MI: Paid Leave with State Preemption of Local Government Supervision of Private Employers
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Memphis, TN: Missing Middle Housing
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Austin, TX: Small Scale Developer Training Program
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San Antonio, TX: Strategic Housing Implementation Plan
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Buffalo, NY: Green Code: Unified Development Ordinance
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ARPA Resources

Stay up to date with the latest information and resources concerning the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).

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Asheville’s Efforts to Support and Attract Entrepreneurs

From the Event: How to Apply for HUD Healthy Housing Funding

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Cities in Action: Supporting New Business By Connecting Entrepreneurs to Resources

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From the Event: Federal Grant Navigation Program Webinar

Beyond Recycling: Policy to Achieve Circular Waste Management

From the Event: Be Cyber Smart

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From the Event: Impacts of Immigration Executive Orders

Municipal Leadership for Children and Families in Small and Mid-Sized Cities

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Cities 101 — Forms of Municipal Government

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Cities 101 — Municipal Charters