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August 19, 2020
GMA hosted a webinar to provide city officials with information about federal and state agency resources in response to COVID-19. It features information to guide decisions to facilitate moving cities forward in the coming year.
Full Story
August 18, 2020
National League of Cities
In March 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic took hold, the U.S. economy went into free fall. The fiscal impact of these swift economic changes were felt immediately across the country. Now in its 35th year, the City Fiscal Conditions survey of 485 cities reveals the breadth and depth of challenges facing city budgets.
August 13, 2020
During the GMA Virtual Convention, GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson hosted a virtual conversation with LaGrange Police Chief Louis Dekmar to talk community policing, trust building and more.
GMA’s professional development classes not only help cities become more successful; they equip government leaders with tools to help sustain their successes year after year.
While “big data” sounds out of reach for most cities, access to research and development may be as close as the nearest university.
By Alia Hoyt
“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” - Hellen Keller
August 12, 2020
“I’ve been struck by the call that it is not enough to be non-racist, but we need to be anti-racist,” said LaGrange Mayor Jim Thornton in an op-ed in the LaGrange Daily News in response to the unjust treatment of people of color.
August 11, 2020
The Georgia Municipal Association recently partnered with Georgia Public Broadcasting to present a town hall: “Cities United: The Road to Equity and Inclusion.”
August 10, 2020
Measure of America
The youth disconnection rate had steadily fallen for eight years in a row, from a recession-fueled high of 14.7 percent in 2010 to 11.2 percent in 2018. The COVID-19 pandemic will likely erase those gains completely and the disconnected youth rate will spike even higher than it did during the Great Recession.
Leadership Focus
August 3, 2020
Deke Copenhaver
Real and sustainable change for the better in our nation will not come through any of us putting our trust blindly in the hands of any political party. It will come from us putting our trust in ourselves and each other.
July 27, 2020
Brookings
Bloody Sunday is often noted as a pinnacle of John Lewis’ life. This defining moment encapsulates five things he taught us about getting in good trouble.
Public Square
July 24, 2020
Robert Steuteville, Congress for the New Urbanism
A new report makes the case that walkable suburbs are the next big development trend.
July 21, 2020
The Georgia Statewide Afterschool Network encourages city officials to partner with local afterschool programs as they and local school systems develop plans to engage students, either in person or virtually.
July 17, 2020
GMA Executive Director Larry Hanson provides an overview of tools, services and leadership the organization has taken in the past year to help and assist city governments throughout the state and ensure the municipalities of Georgia are and remain Cities United.
July 13, 2020
As national protests and uprisings continue over the racial injustice in law enforcement that has long plagued our country, there is an opportunity for local leaders to boldly tackle systemic racism in their housing systems and repair the harms that have resulted in racial segregation, displacement, and inequitable communities.