As a regional specialist for the National League of Cities working closely with our University Communities Council (UCC), one ...

Hispanic Heritage Month is September 15–October 15. To kick off the occasion, join NLC’s Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO) as we gather for our quarterly meeting on September 17. This meeting is ...

The NLC Know My City Community Advisor combines multiple sources of data and uses these data to help local leaders quickly identify key areas of strength in their community and contextualize their ...

When small cities collaborate, big things happen! This year, I’ve seen it firsthand, while working alongside some of the ...

This post is Part 3 of NLC’s Local Economic Futures Forum Blog Series. In Part 2 of this series, we looked at how aging populations and youth outmigration are reshaping the fiscal foundation of ...

Passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act is meant to tackle the nation’s housing challenges by boosting housing supply, unlocking private capital, providing ...

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is considering sweeping new rules that could significantly limit how cities manage wireline telecommunications infrastructure in public rights-of-way. The ...

Fire management and other public safety programs have been core local government services for residents since the early 20th century. As a long-time municipal service, fire departments are uniquely ...

Local leaders are celebrating improvements to existing federal programs, reducing federal regulatory barriers, the authorization of new pilot and grant programs and unlocking private capital that the ...

In their 2025-2026 term, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued decisions that directly impact local governments on issues including local government tax foreclosure and the amount of ...

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act (PDF) is the first comprehensive housing package to pass Congress in decades. The bill, which passed with overwhelming bipartisan support in the Senate (85-5) and ...

Last month, the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released the 2026 National Drug Control Strategy (PDF), which outlines the Administration’s whole-of-government approach to ...