News & Exclusives

Who Loves Their City Website?

Posted on September 16, 2019

ELGL member Mike Bloomberg (LinkedIn | Twitter) posed this question in the members-only Facebook group and got these responses back as local government websites worth paying attention to if you're looking to update or enhance your organization's site: Ferndale, WA Lonetree, CO Rancho Cucamonga, CA Danville, VA Fairfax, VA Helsinki, Finland San Rafael, CA Grand Forks, MI...

The Solution to Homelessness that Works 95% of the Time

Posted on September 16, 2019

This post is by ELGL member Andrew Hening. In 2015, Comedy Central’s The Daily Show aired a brilliant investigative piece called “The Homeless Homed.” In it, correspondent/comedian Hasan Minhaj traveled to Utah to learn more about an initiative in Salt Lake City to end chronic homelessness. Lloyd Pendleton, the Director of Salt Lake City’s Homeless...

I Have to Ask: Beautiful Budget Books

Posted on September 15, 2019

In this series, ELGL co-founder Kent Wyatt poses the question and a guest columnist answers it. This week, Lauren Tayara, Cabarrus County, NC Budget Analyst, writes about increasing the readability of your organization's budget document. The first thing that comes to mind when asked about document design is my high school yearbook class. Let me...

How Does Local Public Purchasing Work?

Posted on September 10, 2019

In this series, Brian Alexander of CoProcure helps break down the ins and outs of public purchasing. Public purchasing is big business: governments spend 1 of every 3 taxpayer dollars buying something. With such large sums of money at stake, there’s obvious risk of abuse and corruption. Purchasing rules and regulations evolved with good intentions: to safeguard taxpayer...

#CityHallSelfie Day Award: Best of the Day

Posted on September 9, 2019

We’re rolling out the 2019 #CityHallSelfie Day award winners! Winners receive a trophy and selfie stick from Bang the Table. Winner for Best #CityHallSelfie of the Day goes to... Pam Davis of City of Longmont, Colorado! Congratulations Pam and Leanne! Thanks for bringing extra joy to #CityHallSelfie Day and sharing your big news with the ELGL...