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Services and demands can be complex for local governments located on the U.S. border.
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Commentary that asks: Should academics teaching public administration research administrative challenges and solutions, not policy issues?
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How Do You Stay Involved with and Helpful (but Not Annoying) to Elected Officials?
ICMA has helped develop municipal violence prevention committees that use basic building blocks to help with violence prevention in Central America and Mexico.
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Life, Well Run received a wonderful response to the call for Community Hero Nominations. Nominees were submitted from across the country including states such as Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, New York, Nevada, Virginia, and Wisconsin. Heroes come from all roles in local government, from waste collector to assistant city manager, from police officer to the…