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Cities are leading in efforts to advance workers’ rights
This guest blog post is written by LiJia Gong, Local Progress and Terri Gerstein, the Economic Policy Institute and the Harvard Labor and Worklife Program A recently released report, issued by Local Progress, the Economic Policy …
POSTPONED: Winter 2022 Meeting
Update: The Winter Meeting has been re-scheduled for March 16 – 17! View new meeting details here. After thoughtful feedback from our steering committee and review of public health data, we’ve made the difficult decision …
Save the Dates: Winter 2022 Meeting
We’re excited to announce that, based on overwhelming feedback from our mayors, we will be meeting in person this January! Winter 2022 Meeting Friday, January 21 – Saturday, January 22, 2022 in Washington, DC Registration, …
Mayors Innovative Design Cohort Kicks Off
The Mayors Innovative Design Cohort—a partnership with The American Institute of Architects—kicked off last month with a packed virtual room of architects, mayors and 20+ city staff from Eastpointe, MI, Clarksville, TN, and Blacksburg, VA. …
Partnering in Glass City: How Toledo is Protecting its Most Vulnerable Residents
Cities across the country are struggling to maintain and update infrastructure while keeping water affordable, particularly for their most vulnerable households. Thanks in part to our Water Affordability program—co-organized by The Water Center at Penn—utilities …
Event: Refining your Governance & Partnership Strategy
Illuminating Financial Trends: A Training for Mayors Wednesday, July 21 9am PST/10am MST/11am CST/12pm EST This training is specifically framed and created for mayors, but we also welcome finance directors and mayors’ chiefs of staff. …
American Rescue Plan: How should mayors proceed?
This guest blog post is from Ralph Garboushian at CapitalEdge. Financially battered cities celebrated the March enactment of the American Rescue Plan Act (PL 117-6) and its $350 billion Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Relief …
Water Affordability in Milwaukee
In partnership with the Water Center at Penn, our Water Affordability Community of Practice (COP) spotlights best practices on challenges and solutions related to water affordability, providing ample time for questions and informal discussion among peers. …
2021 Healthy Babies Initiative Grant Recipients Announced
Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) and the Mayors Innovation Project (MIP) are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2021 Healthy Babies Initiative.