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 …
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Financing Your Water System: How Cities are Cracking the Mold
In partnership with: 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-hosted by …
Toxic-Free Childcare in Anchorage, AK
The Mayors Innovation Project, in partnership with Healthy Babies Bright Futures, provided grants to cities across the country to work towards better health outcomes for children. We are excited to share the story of one …
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 …
‘Best Babies Zone’ Reaches Community Members in Wilkinsburg, PA
The Mayors Innovation Project, partnered with Healthy Babies Bright Futures, provided grants to cities across the country to work towards better health outcomes for children. We are excited to share the story of one of our grant recipients, Wilkinsburg, PA.
What do you need to know about the American Rescue Plan and Small Business Support?
This is a sponsored post from Colu, written by Micahel Mazur & Elad Erdan. The new and historic $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) signed into law on March 11th provides $360 billion in …
Combatting Food Insecurity in Champaign, IL
The Mayors Innovation Project, partnered with Healthy Babies Bright Futures, provided grants to cities across the country to work towards better health outcomes for children. We are excited to share the story of one of …
3 Ways Cities Can Embrace the Next Generation of Democratic Governance
This guest blog post is from Matt Prewitt and Leon Erichsen at RadicalxChange. Cities prosper because they are networks. Physical proximity leads to rich collaboration, cooperation, and exchange. These shared activities have positive spillover effects, …
Addressing Lead Exposure & Food Insecurity in Lynn, MA
Above: Customers access fresh, local produce at Lynn’s expanded Winter Market The Mayors Innovation Project, partnered with Healthy Babies Bright Futures, provided grants to cities across the country to work towards better health outcomes for …
What to Do Rather than Privatizing Services and Selling off Assets
Privatization rarely saves public dollars. Here’s what cities should do instead.