Viewpoints

Roads, pipes and power systems get most of the attention when we talk about resilience. But Georgia's cities also depend on another kind of infrastructure: trust. It takes years to build, can be lost quickly and matters most when the stakes are highest.

More than 170 Georgia mayors have joined the Mayor's Reading Club. In this op-ed, Larry Hanson connects literacy to Georgia's workforce and economic future. Learn why city leaders see literacy as their fight.

Leadership is one of those words we use often, yet it can mean many different things to different people. In local government, I have found that leadership is about something much more personal. It is about service and stewardship. And perhaps most importantly, it is about people.

You can belong to a group and still feel like you don't matter. GMA President Andrea Gibby argues that the gap between belonging and mattering is exactly where city government lives, and that no one is better positioned to make the case for local decision-making than you.

Mableton Mayor and cybersecurity executive Michael Owens explains why cities are now on the front lines of national security, and what municipal leaders must do to build resilient, tech-forward local governments.