The Alliance’s Connected Communities white paper identifies steps local governments can take to achieve a higher level of citizen engagement.

This is a sample document from Charlottesville, VA.

2011 National Association of Regional Councils Achievement Award Nominee: GO TO 2040

Yard signs, political action committees, candidates seeking endorsement pepper the country especially during the late-summer, early autumn.

Taking Governance of Your City to the Next Level PowerPoint Presention at the League of California Cities 2010 Annual Conference

The nation’s city finance officers report that the fiscal condition of the nation’s cities continues to weaken in 2010 as cities confront the effects of the economic downturn.

Public managers are often asked to “trim the fat” in times of revenue scarcity.