Last month before adjourning for recess and the campaign trail, Senate leaders introduced The Bipartisan American ...

Cities operate under varied circumstances and structures. Some may be focused on modernizing outdated staffing structures, processes, and policies to meet their city’s current needs. Others may ...

Authored by George M. Cook, Performing the Duties of the Director of the U.S. Census Bureau Right now, the U.S. Census Bureau ...

City governments are often navigating resource constraints and may not feel that staff time is available to undertake strategies to address workforce challenges. However, taking time to invest in the ...

Cities across the country have been employing innovative practices to address the nuanced needs of their municipal workforces. From growing community awareness of public sector careers to improving ...

Join NLC for open office hours and one-on-one support on the Local Update of Census Addresses (LUCA) operations. Office hours will be available on the third Tuesday of every month from April 2026 – ...

To support cities’ efforts to improve outcomes for youth and young people who are marginalized from economic success, the National League of Cities (NLC) is implementing an innovative initiative, ...

According to HUD’s American Healthy Homes Survey II, 22.3 million housing units in the U.S. have one or more significant lead-based paint hazards. Many unsafe housing units are in disadvantaged ...

Drone as First Responder (DFR) programs are dramatically transforming how communities respond to emergencies. Instead of waiting for first responders to arrive on scene, a drone is launched ...

My name is Kathy Kozachenko, and this is my story – or at least part of it. Fifty years ago, I was a 21-year-old woman full of idealism and a passion for justice. I had come to the University of ...

On July 3, the House passed the Senate’s version of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) in a vote of 218-214. This followed the Senate’s passage on July 1 by a vote of 51-50, with Vice President ...

Every day, municipal leaders across the South navigate complex economic challenges. Barriers such as limited job growth, restricted access to capital and a lack of affordable housing make it difficult ...