Economy

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To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Local government leaders need to cast a wide net, says Laura Kroeger, technical director,...

Gallery: 10 of America’s most affordable cities

Over the last few years, inflation has made American cities less affordable by driving up...

The future of carbon emissions and cities lies in green buildings

When you envision the future, what do you see? For me, it’s a place where people of all...

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Business group works to help Hispanic-owned enterprises get their share of public sector contracts

The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) is working to level the playing field for more than 4.7 million Hispanic-owned businesses, says C. LeRoy Cavazos-Reyna, the USHCC’s vice president of government and international affairs. Those businesses, according to Cavazos-Reyna’s group, contribute over $800 billion to the U.S. economy every year. The USHCC advocates on […]

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Analysis: On second anniversary of the American Rescue Plan’s passage, the future is uncertain

Saturday marked the second anniversary of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), a historic piece of legislation implemented in the pandemic’s wake that injected $350 billion in emergency aid directly to state, local, and tribal governments through the State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) program. With years worth of data to analyze, now, the […]

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With an historic investment in public spaces, Philadelphia’s Rebuild program is committed to equity in the process

Jobs in the construction industry are family-sustaining careers that have proven to lift families out of intergenerational poverty. Historically speaking, those same opportunities have traditionally been reserved for white men. According to the Bureau of Labor Statics, in 2020 more than 60 percent of construction workers were white, with only 5 percent identifying as Black […]

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Budget proposal from the White House includes more than $175B for affordable housing

Triggered by the pandemic, housing prices in cities and counties across the United States have skyrocketed. Between the fourth quarters of 2021 and 2022, house prices rose 8.4 percent, according to data from the Federal Housing Finance Agency. The latest budget proposal from the White House seeks to curb those rising costs and provide low-income residents with […]

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Gallery: Top 10 hardest working American cities

Economic output and industry have always been synonymous with American cities—a new ranking from WalletHub categorizes the nation’s top hardest-working cities based on metrics like employment rate, average hours worked, and share of workers with multiple jobs. On average, Americans work 25% more hours than those in Europe, according to a brief about the findings from […]

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Report: Public employees express concern about inflation

Over the last three years, inflation in the United States has spiked by nearly 20%. And while some are weathering the economic uncertainty better than others, price increases have impacted all aspects of everyday life. In a new report from MissionSquare Research Institute, 34% of the more than 1,000 state and local government employees surveyed […]

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Alternative quadratic voting system can improve budgetary decision making, capture diverse perspectives

There are certain budgetary processes within local government that continue to perpetuate not because they’re the best or most efficient methods, but because they’ve always been that way. Voting is one of those areas. An initiative from the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA) called Rethinking Budgeting seeks to disrupt the status quo within public finance and […]

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With economic downturn on the horizon, states and local governments are well positioned financially

Following a few difficult years, communities across the nation are facing a potential economic downturn. Experts speaking at a roundtable discussion hosted by the Volcker Alliance and the Penn Institute for Urban Research say local and state governments are fiscally ready for whatever comes next. “On average, tax revenues are up almost 5% over the […]

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Gallery: Top 10 least expensive American metro areas

After a tumultuous few years, rent is still on the rise in metro areas across the country, but its growth nationwide is slowing. January marked the 12th month in a row that growing rent prices slowed. But while the average cost of rent is slowing overall, it’s still growing quickly in some of the nation’s […]

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It’s been two years since ARPA was signed into law and almost 70% of cities have committed their allotments

At the pandemic’s height two years ago, American cities and counties were facing an uncertain future. Nationally, reported daily cases had peaked at more than 1 million, and renewed lockdown orders threatened to stifle the economy as it was re-emerging from a year marked by the onset of COVID-19. The $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan […]

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Economy

Highlights

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Gallery: 10 of America’s most affordable cities

The future of carbon emissions and cities lies in green buildings

Article

Business group works to help Hispanic-owned enterprises get their share of public sector contracts

Article

Analysis: On second anniversary of the American Rescue Plan’s passage, the future is uncertain

Commentary

With an historic investment in public spaces, Philadelphia’s Rebuild program is committed to equity in the process

News

Budget proposal from the White House includes more than $175B for affordable housing

Gallery

Gallery: Top 10 hardest working American cities

News

Report: Public employees express concern about inflation

News

Alternative quadratic voting system can improve budgetary decision making, capture diverse perspectives

Article

With economic downturn on the horizon, states and local governments are well positioned financially

Gallery

Gallery: Top 10 least expensive American metro areas

News

It’s been two years since ARPA was signed into law and almost 70% of cities have committed their allotments

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