Improving services and quality of life for residents has always been top of mind for local leaders and libraries have always played a vital role in strong communities.

Local governments have capacities and programs to blunt the “bleak, dark, and piercing cold” for many homeless populations.

What remains and will persist is the need for good governance by all elected officials.

Disasters don’t stop for a virus.

The Cigna Resilience Index reveals that resilience – or our ability to quickly recover from challenges – is at risk in three in five Americans.

The latest attempt to have the Supreme Court strike down the Affordable Care Act doesn't look like it will succeed.

Practical climate change knowledge and activities to mitigate and manage the El Niño and La Niña effects and the devastation they cause on people’s lives.

Winter is coming and so is the increasing need for utility assistance.

Local jurisdictions must adapt their operations to new COVID-19-related fiscal and service constraints. There’s no single impact or response, but there are a few commonalities.