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A new report, “Killer Heat in the United States: Climate Choices and the Future of Dangerously Hot Days,” predicts a hotter future for the entire United States as people will experience more days of dangerous heat over the coming decades. The U.S. Southeast region will be the hardest hit by potentially lethal heat.
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Cities rely heavily on hardware, software, and technology equipment to run their operations. Each piece of hardware, software, and technology comes from a vendor that you must interact with in some way. In some cases, you may rarely interact with the vendor. In other cases, such as with specialized software, you may interact with the vendor a lot.
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It’s painfully obvious to me, and many people that I talk to on a regular basis, that elected officials putting their politics above the people they serve has continually led to the same result, an undermining of public trust in the institution of government and the political process as a whole.
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July 15, 2019
National League of Cities (NLC)
The National League of Cities (NLC) released a comprehensive affordable housing report entitled "Homeward Bound: The Road to Affordable Housing," focusing on the challenges and solutions communities large and small are using to address the nation's growing affordable housing crisis in cities.
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July 10, 2019
Engaging Local Government Leaders Network
In this podcast, Dr. Shannon Portillo from the University of Kansas discusses institutionalized inequities in hiring and challenges the assumption that merit-based hiring is “neutral.” Local governments should examine their practices and policies if they want to encourage the creation of a diverse workforce.
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Hiring reactive, “as needed” IT support begins with hope and temptation. The hope? “I’m a small city. We don’t need much technology support. Our servers and computers should work fine most of the time.” The temptation? “If those servers and computers work fine most of the time, then I’ll barely need to use our IT support—and we’ll save lots of money.” And how does that hope and temptation usually turn out? Not well.
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June 20, 2019
U.S. Census Bureau
The U.S. Census Bureau has created an interactive database that allows users to identify Complete Count Committees along with contact information by state or region. Local officials can also update the information in this visualization via email.
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June 18, 2019
Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget (OPB)
The Governor’s Office of Planning and Budget has compiled a list of the top 25 hard-to-count areas in Georgia. Local officials and staff can use this information as they plan outreach and marketing activities for the 2020 Census.
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June 13, 2019
Gale Horton Gay
Hiawassee sits at the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains and has Lake Chatuge as one of its natural attractions is working to take advantage of its natural resources to increase tourism, which is the largest contributor to its revenue stream.
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In his June column, Deke Copenhaver shares the perceptions people have of what a political leader is and reminds local elected leaders of the important role they play in influencing the leaders of tomorrow and shaping our nation's political climate.
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June 11, 2019
National League of Cities
The Census Bureau seeks to count all people residing in the United States at their usual residence, which is the place where they live and sleep most of the time, on or around Census Day (April 1, 2020). This guide outlines how specific people are counted when they do not have a usual residence or cannot determine one.
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On April 16, 2019, students from Georgia State University and the University of Georgia presented the results of their work as part of GMA's Local Government Practicum.
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June 6, 2019
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
This EPA guide explains the real estate process for cleaning up and redeveloping one or more brownfields sites, including opportunities and risks specific to Brownfields Redevelopment, typical scenarios, stages of the process, funding issues, critical stakeholders, and two case studies.
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June 6, 2019
Environmental Finance Center Network
The Smart Management for Small Water Systems Project seeks to address major issues facing the nation’s smallest drinking water systems (serving 10,000 or fewer people) by offering in-person workshops, one-on-one technical assistance, and other services and resources. This project is a collaborative effort between the Environmental Finance Center Network, the National Association of Development Organizations (NADO), and the Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA).
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As the volume of data created on the public right-of-way and exchanged between parties grows, cities and private transportation providers need a common framework for sharing, protecting, and managing data. Managing Mobility Data, a joint product of the National Association of City Transportation Officials and the International Municipal Lawyers Association, sets out principles and best practices.
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