Unanimous opinion in McCullen v. Coakley: Supreme Court held that a Massachusetts statute making it a crime to stand on a public road or sidewalk within 35 feet of an abortion clinic violates First Amendment.

Assistant County Manager for Catawba County, North Carolina, Mary Furtado got her start in local government as an ICMA Local Government Management Fellow.

This is the latest post in the series “Growing up in City Hall."

This month's member benefit is an exclusive interview between author and speaker Jim Collins and ICMA Executive Director Bob O'Neill. Collins describes the empirical evidence behind the characteristics of successful, thriving leaders, and what this means for local government professionals.

Visit “The ICMA Experience” section of the anniversary website and post your stories, photos, and videos about your life in ICMA and the local government management profession.