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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: January is Housing Month

  • Community & Economic Development
  • Housing

Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook

In May 2024, National League of Cities, in partnership with the American Planning Association, released the Housing Supply Accelerator Playbook: Solutions, Systems, Partnerships. The playbook is a resource designed to support…
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Ending Homelessness: A Guide for Local Governments

Housing Supply Accelerator

A partnership between the National League of Cities (NLC) and the American Planning Association (APA), the Housing Supply Accelerator is a national campaign to improve local capacity, identify critical solutions,…
  • Community & Economic Development
  • Housing
  • Municipal Finance

Filling the Gap Tool: Unlocking Housing Finance

Housing Preservation Practices That Benefit People and the Environment

Why Housing is Key to Main Street Success

Make the Pledge to House Homeless Veterans

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CitiesSpeak Podcast: Creating Pathways for a Brighter Future with Former Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome
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  • Community & Economic Development

From the Event: RFP 101 – Developing an Effective Healthcare Benefits Proposal

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  1. NLC Partnerships
  • Transportation

CitiesSpeak Podcast: Electrifying Municipal Fleets with Enterprise Mobility & South Pasadena Councilmember Michael Cacciotti
  • Legal Advocacy

From the Event: Supreme Court Preview for Local Governments 2024-25 Term 
  • Technology

CitiesSpeak Podcast: Integrating AI with City Services
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  • Financial Empowerment

From the Event: Leveraging Local Data for Economic Mobility
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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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  • Local Authority & Intergovernmental Relations

Ferndale, MI: Paid Leave with State Preemption of Local Government Supervision of Private Employers
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  • Housing

Memphis, TN: Missing Middle Housing
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  • Housing

Tempe, AZ: Hometown for All Housing
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  • Housing

Chelsea, MA: Island End River Coastal Flood Resilience Project 
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Claremore, OK: Pattern Zone Development   
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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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Filling the Gap Tool: Unlocking Housing Finance

Why Housing is Key to Main Street Success

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  1. Corianne Rice

Explore New NLC University Courses

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From the Event: RFP 101 – Developing an Effective Healthcare Benefits Proposal

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Lessons from the 2023-2024 Cities of Opportunity Action Cohort

Future of Cities: Innovative Strategies to Empower Small Businesses

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Lessons from the Cities of Opportunity Mayors Institute on Community Revitalization

4 Steps Dearborn, MI Took to Invest in Economic Development and Public Health Through Green Schoolyards

Unlocking Funding: A Guide to Community Project Requests

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  1. Dante Moreno

From the Event: An In-Depth Conversation on Key Takeaways and Implications of How Green Schoolyards Create Economic Value