Topic: National League of Cities

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Gas prices force cash-strapped cities to get creative

How do cities stay on budget amid rising gas prices? No idling cop cars, shorter library times, and new garbage routes. But it's a delicate balancing act that could get tougher.
Tax VOX
Are local governments failing?

How has the financial crisis affected local governments?
The Circle Bastiat
Taxpayers grumpy about funding professional sports stadiums

The Minnesota Vikings are facing opposition to the latest plan for a massive-taxpayer funded stadium.
Robert Reich
Morally indefensible budget cuts

We’re in the worst economy since the Great Depression – with lower-income families and kids are bearing the worst of it – and what are Republicans doing? Cutting programs Americans desperately need to get through it.
Cities' plea: We need $75 billion or we'll lay off 500,000

City and county officials said Tuesday that they will face massive layoffs unless Congress passes the $75 billion Local Jobs for America Act. But the bill's prospects look dim.
City budgets set to get worse, 'tough decisions' ahead

The National League of Cities report released Tuesday suggests cities will have to get more innovative – perhaps privatizing important municipal functions.
Municipal bonds: an investment with civic pride

Muni issues grow in turbulent times, offering higher yields.
Boston's newest classrooms: schoolyards

In sprucing up playgrounds, the Boston Schoolyard Initiative has found a way to help kids learn.
Vacant homes spread blight in suburb and city alike

Amid housing bust, foreclosures vex communities trying to hold dereliction and crime in check.
After housing bust, hard times in Arizona

State and local governments tighten belts as tax revenues fall, a ripple effect of the housing slump.