Final Three Weeks: How to Help Residents Get Their Stimulus Checks
Thanks to the outreach efforts of thousands of cities, states, and community organizations, 7 million people who were excluded from the automatic delivery of payments have used the online form. Yet,...
View ArticleFeeding Youth Outside of School During COVID
As COVID-19 continues to push families further into financial distress, making sure that families have access to all the benefits that they can is critical for the long-term viability of our...
View ArticleA More Equitable and Just Recovery with Employee Ownership
As 2020 year-end comes into focus, small businesses are running out of options. By December, a meaningful segment of business owners is likely to seek a way out, resulting in a flood of businesses...
View ArticleAfter Two Decades, A New Chapter Begins for NLC’s Institute for Youth,...
On a cold and snowy day in Boston nearly 20 years ago, then-Mayor Thomas M. Menino stepped to the podium at the National League of Cities’ Congress of Cities and announced the formal launch of NLC’s...
View ArticleReimagining Recovery Using Private Sector Indicators
For policymakers, labor market data can be hard to measure — even more so when the state of play is changing day-to-day. At LinkedIn, we have a unique window into the global economy through our more...
View ArticleThe Importance of Voter Engagement During Racial Uprisings and A Global Pandemic
In the wake of a global health pandemic and social uprisings, local leaders are also preparing for this year’s election by providing safe and accessible opportunities for residents to cast their...
View ArticleManaging Council Conflict During Virtual Meetings
In the wake of the World Health Organization’s declaration of the novel coronavirus as a health pandemic, it became very real to many Americans that life, as we know it, would change. And the way...
View ArticleSmall Municipalities like Claycomo Are Just Trying to Survive
The Village of Claycomo is a landlocked community surrounded by Kansas City and divided by U.S. Highway 69 and Interstates 35 and 435. Our population is approximately 1,400 residents – mainly older...
View ArticleChallenging Anti-Asian Xenophobia During COVID
The COVID-19 pandemic has shone a spotlight on racism and the systemic racial inequities in health, healthcare, jobs and income, housing, education, food access, availability of high-speed internet,...
View ArticleHow Outreach to the Latino Community Helped These Cities Respond to COVID-19
From mid-September to mid-October, we celebrate the diverse cultures, foods, and contributions of Latinos, Latinas, and Latinx around the United States. However, this can also be a time to explore...
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