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Joint $10M NLC, Wells Fargo Foundation initiative seeks to curb violence in cities

• 29th April 2022

Unfortunately, shootings and violence and American cities have become a daily occurrence—they occur so frequently that many fail to make headlines. The latest initiative launched to curb this terrible trend, the Municipalities Reimagining Community Safety Initiative, is a collaborative effort from the National League of Cities (NLC) with support from the Wells Fargo Foundation.  The […]

Report: To keep up with infrastructure maintenance costs, local governments need to rethink land use policies

• 28th April 2022

For better or worse, geographical boundaries separate local jurisdictions and define parameters within which local governments can operate. The land and its value dictate tax revenue—land that’s rich in natural resources, or that’ close to important destinations, demands more value than that which is remote.  It’s a finite resource that must be thoughtfully managed. As localities […]

Four years after Hurricane Michael, Panama City, Fla. is replanting, rebuilding

• 27th April 2022

It’s been nearly four years since Hurricane Michael ripped through Florida’s panhandle, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake that’s still being felt.   “We lost 80 percent of our trees,” said Greg Brudnicki, mayor of Panama City, a municipality of around 30,000 people on Florida’s panhandle. He estimated the number of trees the […]

The road to America’s infrastructure overhaul is paved in technology

• 27th April 2022

When it comes to infrastructure construction and maintenance, the road we took to get here will not lead us where we need to go tomorrow. An influx of government funding including the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) and various coronavirus recovery programs provides a generational opportunity to invest in roads, bridges, airports […]

Video: Verizon demonstrates Teltech tethered drone at IWCE 2022

• 27th April 2022

Addressing water waste is one way cities and counties can increase resilience against drought conditions

• 26th April 2022

In this internet-of-things era, municipal infrastructure is becoming increasingly smart—from electrical grids to bridges and city water systems, which can keep public administrators connected and reduce chronic water waste. The latter application is particularly important given the drought conditions experienced by many western states these days and the global implications of climate change.  “Fresh water is […]

Inflation could disrupt economy’s ‘soft landing,’ but cities and counties are prepared

• 25th April 2022

After enduring a wild ride through the last two years marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, local and county governments are staring down an unpredictable economic future—with one certainty: inflation. Last week, Fannie Mae, the government-sponsored lender, predicted that tightening monetary policy at the federal level could bring a “modest recession in the latter half of […]

National League of Cities has the tools and resources to help cities reach their sustainability goals

• 25th April 2022

A local government’s sustainability squad needs to be carefully assembled, says Nick Kasza, program manager for sustainability at the National League of Cities (NLC). “A sustainability team might be one person or five people, but they should have a relationship with various city departments that can help the community implement their sustainability strategies and achieve […]

Decoding the world of employee leave

• 22nd April 2022

It’s never been easy to manage employee leave. Each state or local government is influenced by a different set of local codes, federal policies, collective bargaining agreements and administrative payroll processes, all of which can change due to the needs and circumstances of the individual government—meaning no two leave management approaches are the same. Due […]

As extreme weather increases, cities brace for climate-related migration

• 22nd April 2022

Over the last decade, harrowing videos of residents fleeing down smokey roadways, hedged on either side by flames, have captivated the national spotlight. They’ve given a sense of urgency to the fight against climate changed, and pushed elected officials at the national level to take policy action. In 2020, for example, 1.7 million Americans were […]