The Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA), enacted in 2014 with bipartisan support, is the primary federal legislation that invests in workforce development programming. WIOA provides necessary funding to states and…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/07/16/how-city-leaders-can-combat-childhood-hunger/
During his State of the City address this year, Adam Paul, mayor of Lakewood, Colorado, nailed it. “I have given this a lot of thought,” he said, “and I want…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/09/14/why-workforce-development-matters-for-mayors/
For the past five years, NLC’s Center for City Solutions has analyzed mayors’ state of the cities speeches, which highlight the priorities mayors are focusing on. The 2018 State of…
Cities across the country are thinking of new ways to use resources and community assets to strengthen their response to numerous challenges presented by the on-going impacts of climate change…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2017/06/30/mayors-embrace-inclusive-values-amidst-hate/
Mayors play an important role in reinforcing the values of their cities and their residents. When tensions and uncertainty across the nation are very high, mayors have a responsibility to…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2017/11/03/what-city-leaders-have-to-say-about-diversity/
This is a guest post by Janelle Watson, NLC’s Senior Associate for Constituency Group Programs. The National League of Cities celebrates the growing diversity of America’s cities and towns. That’s…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/03/16/leveraging-your-citys-employee-benefits-package/
This is an NLC staff post by Anita Yadavalli. On March 11-14, city leaders from across the nation gathered at the Congressional City Conference in Washington, D.C., to speak up…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2018/12/27/top-5-nlc-reports-from-2018/
What did city leaders want to learn about most this year? The numbers don’t lie: autonomous vehicles, recycling, small cell deployment, the census and local trends. At the National League…
Local elected officials are uniquely positioned to help their communities manage the economic and health impact of COVID-19 and to address severe chronic inequities exposed by the pandemic. This blog…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2017/07/20/insure-your-bonds-how-to-lower-financing-costs-for-your-city/
Local governments leveraged the municipal bond market to raise more than $200 billion for new investments in infrastructure last year alone — and there are tools out there to further…