News
The State of City Infrastructure
Streets and roads, water systems, and sewer infrastructure are facing growing capital pressures in cities across the country, according to a new report from the National League of Cities. Georgia cities are feeling the same pressure, projecting $33 billion in capital needs over the next five years.
Three Cities Receive Public Arts Funding
Three Georgia cities are among five organizations that will soon receive training and funding to create meaningful arts projects with lasting community impact.
GMA Expands Support Services with New Employee Assistance Program
Georgia Municipal Employee Benefits Services now offers a new Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through ComPsych®, providing employees, volunteer first responders, and families with free 24/7 confidential counseling, legal and financial resources, wellness tools, and crisis support—all for just $1.85 per employee per month.
Viewpoints
Georgia's Cities: Different by Design
"Georgia's strength has never come from uniformity but instead from ingenuity, the drive of its people, and the variety of the places we each call home. Our cities are the incubators of new ideas and job creation, and shape the neighborhoods, parks, and downtowns that define our quality of life, but no two are the same."
Strength in Our Small Cities
GMA CEO and Executivec Director Larry Hanson makes the case that Georgia's small and rural cities — home to nearly half the state's population and responsible for 91 percent of its GDP — punch well above their weight, and that creative leadership and strong partnerships are driving growth in communities across the state.
Georgia’s Cities Magazine
Columns & Features in the Q2—April Issue of Georgia's Cities
- Choosing Hope, People, and Purpose Together
- Strength in Our Small Cities
- Foundations for Growth: Rural Mayors Take On Georgia's Housing Shortage
- Georgia Leverages America250 to Strengthen Civic Literacy and Leadership
- And More…
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