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Minor league baseball is helping cities hit a revitalization home run

• 18th May 2022

It’s that time of year again—the crack of the bat, the roar of the crowd when the home team hits a home run, not to mention the peanuts, Cracker Jacks and hot dogs! Nothing compares to the fun of gameday at the stadium, enjoying the national pastime of baseball. Some mid-sized cities have taken the […]

Philanthropic group to launch assistance portal for local admins navigating federal bureaucracy

• 17th May 2022

A joint venture announced Tuesday by a group of philanthropic organizations—in collaboration with the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the National League of Cities (NLC) and Results for America—seeks to help small and mid-sized communities secure their piece of the $550 billion in funding available for local governments navigating federal bureaucracy. The digital portal will launch […]

Report: Nearly 95 percent of America’s mayors face harassment, threats and violence

• 16th May 2022

In today’s divided socioeconomic landscape—one that’s rife with political angst—harassment of mayors has become commonplace, especially against minority leaders. Women mayors and mayors of color face more frequent and acute incidents of harassment and violence, according to new research from the advocacy organizations Equity Agenda and the Mayors Innovation Project. Nearly half of all women mayors […]

Report: Almost half of public sector retirees don’t touch their retirement plans for a decade

• 13th May 2022

Once retired, nearly half of public sector employees aren’t taking any action with their defined contribution retirement plan funds for at least a decade, according to research from Mission Square Research Institute, which included the analysis of more than 100,000 public service data records. In their first ten years of retirement, researchers found that 48 […]

Victims of Surfside condo collapse settle for nearly $1B in class action lawsuit

• 13th May 2022

Nearly $1 billion—that’s how much victims of last year’s Surfside, Fla. condo collapse will receive, lawyers representing victims in a class action lawsuit announced unexpectedly Wednesday in a courtroom hearing. At $997 million, it’s among the largest settlements from a single incident in U.S. history. “We all know there is no amount of money in […]

Impact investing merges making money with making a social impact

• 12th May 2022

As cities and counties move to address the diverse social problems faced by constituents in their communities, one long-standing and nearly universal hurdle stands in their way: financing. Governments are traditionally funded by taxation, which presents a challenge, especially for low-income communities. This makes it so either outside investment from the federal or state governments, […]

When thinking about green energy and new construction, build smarter

• 10th May 2022

From solar solutions to rainwater reclamation, of the many advancements in green energy that’ve been made over the past few decades, city and county administrators should take particular note of those made in the building construction sector. In 2018, for example, a little more than $300 billion in public dollars was spent on new construction, […]

Video: Axon drone demonstration at IWCE 2022

• 9th May 2022

Research highlights municipal bond issuers that have the fastest audit times

• 6th May 2022

It’s no secret that the cogs of public service rotate at a slower rate than their private entity counterparts—when it comes to bond issuance, that lag time is significant. In comparison with corporate bond issuers, municipal bonds “typically take two-to-three times longer,” notes a report from the University of Illinois Chicago, citing research from Merritt […]

As ransomware threat increases, a shift in minimum cyber insurance standards is hardening digital defenses

• 3rd May 2022

In the last decade, the threat of ransomware and other cyberactivity has increased dramatically—more than ever, targeted organizations are paying the criminal perpetrators to have their information restored.  “Over the last year there has been an almost threefold increase in the proportion of victims paying ransoms of $1 million or more: up from 4 percent in 2020 […]