Most local governments consider the environment and energy conservation key priorities. While governments are conscious of the need for sustainability, specific plans are slower to take hold.

The Center for Sustainable Communities conducts research and provides leading practice training and technical assistance for local government stakeholders.

Campbell, California, and Rioverde, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, continue a partnership that began with an ICMA program in 2001.

Four local governments changed their forms of government during the spring and summer months of 2010.

The number one attribute we demand from our leaders and admire when we see it is honesty.

A study of South Dakota’s Supplemental Retirement Plan finds that instituting automatic enrollment programs results in a substantial increase in participation rates.

Does your local government foster citizen engagement? An article based on ICMA's State of the Profession survey results offers food for thought.