This month, as Members of Congress left Washington, D.C. for the campaign trail, they did so after moving key legislation forward and laying the groundwork for continued negotiations ...

Authored by Deanna Dupuy, Comprehensive Planning Manager, City of Boise; Rachael Aziz, Principal, All Together; and Lena ...

With the Sept. 28 deadline to apply for National League of Cities (NLC) leadership positions approaching, local officials ...

NLC President and Louisville, Kentucky Councilmember Kevin Kramer has appointed the 2026 Nominating Committee to recommend a ...

In July, at the National League of Cities’ Summer Board and Leadership Meeting (SBLM) in Louisville, Ky., the First Tier ...

As demand for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cloud computing drives rapid data center development across the country, local ...

Authored by Ken Sansone, Senior Partner, SL Environmental Law Group, & Kyla Tengdin, Education & Outreach, SL Environmental Law Group According to the National League of Cities’ 2026 State of ...

Congress is taking a big step back on transportation programs for local governments this September with a 30 percent cut to overall federal transportation funding. The deadline for Congress to ...

As a regional specialist for the National League of Cities working closely with our University Communities Council (UCC), one thing I’ve recognized is that University communities are ...

Across Colorado, and really, across the country, local leaders are hearing the same thing: We need more housing and housing is too expensive! The harder question is: How do we actually need to build ...

NLC’s Federal Action Agenda is guided by three core principles: Strengthen the Federal-Local Partnership, Avoid Unfunded Mandates and Safeguard Local Authority. Among our specific advocacy priorities, ...

Today, data are ubiquitous, considered an essential component of organizational decision-making, grant applications and other essential aspects of work in public service. But city leaders rarely ...