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Leadership Focus
August 3, 2020
Deke Copenhaver
Real and sustainable change for the better in our nation will not come through any of us putting our trust blindly in the hands of any political party. It will come from us putting our trust in ourselves and each other.
Full Story
July 27, 2020
Brookings
Bloody Sunday is often noted as a pinnacle of John Lewis’ life. This defining moment encapsulates five things he taught us about getting in good trouble.
Public Square
July 24, 2020
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
A new report makes the case that walkable suburbs are the next big development trend.
July 21, 2020
The Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network encourages city officials to partner with local afterschool programs as they and local school systems develop plans to engage students, either in person or virtually.
July 17, 2020
GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson provides an overview of tools, services and leadership the organization has taken in the past year to help and assist city governments throughout the state and ensure the municipalities of Georgia are and remain Cities United.
July 13, 2020
National League of Cities
As national protests and uprisings continue over the racial injustice in law enforcement that has long plagued our country, there is an opportunity for local leaders to boldly tackle systemic racism in their housing systems and repair the harms that have resulted in racial segregation, displacement, and inequitable communities.
I honestly believe that local elected officials can, and should, have a major impact on uniting the citizens we serve from all walks of life around the common cause of making our communities models for embracing diversity, inclusion and tolerance.
July 8, 2020
Bloomberg CityLab
As economic disruption threatens to trigger a spike in housing instability, here is an essential primer on the causes and consequences of a thorny urban problem - homelessness.
Georgia Department of Community Affairs
The Georgia Broadband Deployment Initiative (GBDI) has made three new Georgia Broadband Maps available to provide more transparency about the internet marketplace and clarify which Georgia households do not have access to high-speed internet.
July 7, 2020
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs has assembled two new research products for Georgia's cities based on 2019 American Community Survey data.
U.S. Census Bureau
The Census Bureau released Community Resilience Estimates, a new experimental data product which shows risk levels by state, county, and census tract.
When 2020 began, we could not have imagined what would have transpired in just a few short months. From health and economic crisis to resounding calls to address systemic racism, the state of our nation’s cities has changed dramatically.
July 2, 2020
Union City Mayor Vince Williams was elected president of GMA during the association’s annual convention on Thursday, July 2.