Sri Mirajkar, Founder & CEO of SourceRecycle, Inc. wrote this article as part of the Sustainability & Environment Series. Sign-up to write for this series. Recycling programs took a huge hit in 2020. Even pre-COVID, municipalities were cutting recycling programs due to cost increases or reducing the materials collected, or worse, simply bringing collected recycling...
Joshua H. Grabar, Esq. is an ELGL member based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who specializes in local government legal issues as they pertain to antitrust and securities law. You can find him on his firm’s website at www.grabarlaw.com; by email at [email protected]; or on LinkedIn or Twitter. Securities class action plaintiffs amassed $2 billion in settlements...
The incoming Biden Administration proposes significant investments in higher education such as free tuition at public colleges and universities for families with incomes less than $125,000 a year and having the Federal and state governments pay for two years of community college. These proposals sound like an effective solution to helping rural populations gain the...
This article is reprinted with permission by author Mark Funkhouser. Connect with Mark on LinkedIn and Twitter! In the 1990s, political scientist Robert Putnam documented a worrisome trend: Fewer Americans were members of groups that formed the very fabric of American life, such as unions, PTAs and even bowling leagues. As the bonds connecting us...
The Davenport Institute’s virtual Certificate Program in Advanced Public Engagement for Local Government is a five-week online training for mid-career professionals in local government. It is a one of a kind program designed to give local government leaders the tools they need to engage the full diversity of their community in decisions that impact people...
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