North Carolina Coach Roy Williams is sad

March Sadness? March Malaise?

Posted on March 19, 2021

Right Now with Nick Smith (Linkedin/Twitter) What I’m listening to: Lots of Fountains of Wayne recently What I’m playing: Football Manager. You haven't lived until you've coached a semi-pro soccer team to the glory of the Champions League. Like many other totally normal people, I think today should be a holiday — and yet just like...
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Center for Informed Public Award for Resisting Misinformation

Posted on March 17, 2021

This $5,000 award program is offered by our friends at the Center for an Informed Public. The Center for an Informed Public is looking for individuals or organizations that have “made outstanding contributions, achievements, or bodies of work that significantly resist strategic misinformation, promote an informed society, and strengthen democratic discourse.” Local governments have been...
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When “Climate Action” Isn’t Enough

Posted on March 17, 2021

Ashley Monroe, Assistant City Manager, City of Iowa City, Iowa, wrote this article as part of the Sustainability & Environment Series. Connect with Ashley on Email or Twitter.  You can sign-up to write for this series, too! See all articles from this series and more on environment & sustainability. We had been working on sustainability...

Here’s to the Champions

Posted on March 16, 2021

This article is brought to you by Valarie Poindexter, City of Grandview, Missouri Communications Manager. Connect with Valarie on Twitter, Facebook, or LinkedIn.  If you work in any kind of local government, you’ve got one and don’t deny it: you’ve got a sh!t list. On it are the frequent flyers and constant complainers who like...
Leader Vendor Idea Exchange

Leader → Vendor / Vendor → Leader Idea Exchange

Posted on March 12, 2021

In our quest to create new, impactful, and engaging content for our members, we’re partnering on a research project with local government list provider Power Almanac. The research effort has two key components: Solicit ideas from vendors about how local governments can become more effective in their missions – but explicitly excluding ideas that promote...
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