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Study ranks the 15 most walkable U.S. cities for tourists

The days are getting longer and cities across the U.S. are bracing for an influx of tourists....

7 tips for growing a successful local farmers market

It’s an early spring morning on a Saturday in Madison, Wis., and the sunshine is still sipping...

EPA to implement national limit on “forever chemicals” in drinking water

For the first time ever, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will implement national...

Collaborative revenue initiative to reconsider the way governments fund services

With social interaction and business conducted mostly digitally these days, Shayne Kavanagh, senior manager of research at the Government Finance Officers Association, thinks it’s time for local governments to reconsider the way public services are funded.  “A lot of the revenue sources were developed in the agricultural-industrial age,” Kavanagh said. “Technical elements of revenue have not kept up. The whole government revenue system has not kept up. […]

Report: Counties prioritize health programs, human services with Rescue Fund spending

Having borne the fiscal weight of the pandemic since it was first realized last March, it’s been a long and difficult year for county governments. Meeting at least some of those monetary needs, the American Rescue Plan Act’s Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, which was signed into law earlier this year, allocated $65.1 billion in direct, flexible aid for counties and […]

Centralized authentication system helps Colorado county transition to remote work

Like every community across the United States, Colorado’s Larimer County was pushed fully into the digital realm by pandemic-inspired stay-at-home orders and an overnight labor migration from offices to living rooms.  “We were lucky (because) we already had apps that were up and running,” said Gregg Turnbull, director of innovation and insights at Larimer County’s regional government. From staff members working digitally to school districts shifting […]

Report: Seven ways county governments play a key role in equalizing economic mobility

Among the most fundamental tenants of Americanism is the belief that anyone can achieve success—the “American Dream”—through hard work and stick-to-itiveness. But in a country often divided along the lines of race, gender and class, institutional barriers prevent many constituents from achieving that goal.  In this endeavor, county governments can play a key role making sure everyone has an equal opportunity to climb […]

Solar ‘brightfields’ can revitalize landfills, making use of contaminated acres otherwise vacant

More than 10,000 closed landfills and an estimated 450,000 brownfields (parcels contaminated by hazardous waste) lie dormant across the United States. Free of vegetation and devoid of structures, installing solar farms atop brownfields, converting them into “brightfields,” can repurpose otherwise unusable space for the community’s benefit, according to a report from RMI, an energy nonprofit, titled “The Future of Landfills […]
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