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Local government
Local governments are employing gig workers and offering better benefits
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Richard Cunningham
Jun 26, 2023
Cities are among the biggest buyers of flexible labor, and they're improving terms for gig work, says Xavier de Souza Briggs of Brookings.
Climate change is making spring pothole season worse, stretching local government budgets
by
Henry Epp
Apr 11, 2023
Filling them is a short-term fix.
State and local governments could get $350 billion in pandemic aid
Feb 18, 2021
Is it too much? Not enough? Just right? And what's the best way to spend it?
Parks departments face cuts, even as people have headed outdoors during COVID-19
Oct 26, 2020
Intensive use can take a toll on green spaces, and parks need to be maintained to keep from deteriorating.
When businesses aren't making money, local governments aren't making money.
Apr 14, 2020
Cities and states will have to rethink their budgets because of tax revenue loss.
City governments and their vintage technology
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Liz Sanchez
Mar 12, 2019
Some cannot keep up.
Trump’s plan to rebuild U.S. roads relies on local dollars
Feb 12, 2018
The massive infrastructure plan’s path through a polarized Congress isn’t clear.
For public good, not for profit.
The Associated Press launches a new muni bond index
Aug 1, 2016
It's a competitive space, but the AP said it thinks there's a market for its product.
American communities are putting themselves back together
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 8, 2016
The Fallows visited over 50 cities in three years to learn about community in America
A blizzard in 1888 created the modern mayor
by
Kai Ryssdal
Jan 22, 2016
The role of mayors drastically changed after a storm in 1888