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 ...

Authored by Heidi Williams, President & CEO, Civic Results and Executive Director, Metro Mayors Caucus Across Colorado, and really, across the country, local leaders are hearing the same thing: ...

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

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 ...

Water and wastewater utilities across the United States are facing a growing workforce challenge driven by retirements and rising technical demands. Roughly one-third of the water workforce is ...

Cities across the country entered the FY 2025 budget cycle facing mounting infrastructure demands amid increasingly constrained fiscal conditions. As aging assets require more frequent maintenance and ...

NLC has a biannual agenda mapped to the Congressional cycle to guide local advocacy efforts on Capitol Hill and with the Administration. Learn more about the issues that matter most in your community.

Housing supply and availability are near the top of severe concerns facing local leaders, according to NLC’s 2025 State of the Cities report, with 57 percent of survey respondents rating the ...