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Expanding Broadband Access: City of Brownsville, Texas
Noel Bernal, city manager, Brownsville, Texas, ICMA Smart Communities Advisory Board

Brownsville, Texas, is among the most disconnected cities in the nation, but it is progressing.

Blog Post
How Data Are Informing Local COVID-19 Response
Lindsay Jacques

Data are helping managers respond to COVID-19 in their communities.

Blog Post
The Big Mask-erade: What Do Residents Really Think About Face Masks and How to Get Them to Cooperate?
Noa Zeldin, Zencity

Diving into city-specific data reveals the different concerns residents are voicing when opposing mask regulations.

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women and men wearing protective masks
When We Wear a Mask, We Wear It For You
July 20, 2020

ICMA is launching a new social media initiative, #WeWearIt4U, and is aimed at normalizing the perception of wearing a mask.

PM Magazine
National Forum for Black Public Administrators: Partnering to Take Action for Positive Change
July 16, 2020

We as public administrators must utilize our roles in developing policies to support fair, equitable, and just changes. [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

PM Magazine
Case Study: City of Sanford, Florida — 2012 Shooting of Trayvon Martin
July 16, 2020

Excerpt from "Leadership and Professional Local Government Managers: Before, During, and After a Crisis," April 2019 [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

Blog Post
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Finding Solutions to Challenges of COVID-19 in the Philippines
Liana Acuzar and Rojessa Saceda

Participants in the USAID SURGE Project, implemented by ICMA, focus on bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic.

PM Magazine
Against Racial Injustice and Declaration that Black Lives Matter
July 14, 2020

“Prejudice is a burden that confuses the past, threatens the future, and renders the present inaccessible.” [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]

PM Magazine
Conflicting Loyalties: Black City Managers During a Time of George Floyd
July 14, 2020

City managers, no matter what race, are bound by the ICMA Code of Ethics. [PM Special Supplement, June 2020]