The National Neighborhood Indicators Partnership (NNIP) is a collaborative effort of the Urban Institute and local organizations in more than 30 cities that operate recurrently updated information systems with neighborhood level data and work to ensure the data will be applied effectively in policy development and community building.
Published Date: March 5, 2010
Legislation passed during the 2009 Legislative Session requires Georgia’s cities to comply with the federal Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Program.
Published Date: October 28, 2009
A new report by NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education, and Families (YEF Institute) identifies the nation’s 32 most cutting-edge city innovations to help children and families thrive, and documents emerging and established trends in municipal leadership to promote child and family well-being.
Published Date: October 28, 2009
This report from the US Department of Agriculture finds that rural communities with greater broadband Internet access have greater economic growth than areas with less access.
Published Date: September 8, 2009
An innovative solution that combined community efforts to save the state welcome center on U.S. Highway 301 from the governor’s budget cuts can now be explored as a partner-type plan to creatively reduce other agency expenses, which, in turn, may keep some of Georgia’s facilities in operation.
Published Date: September 3, 2009
Georgia's Regional Development Centers (RDCs) were replaced by Regional Commissions (RCs) on July 1, 2009.
Published Date: August 26, 2009
This IBM study outlines the new central role that cities are playing in the world economy and the associated need for cities to address their sustainability challenges by transforming their core systems -- individually as well as holistically.
Published Date: August 25, 2009
A new report from CEOs for Cities contends that more walkable neighborhoods increase home values.
Published Date: August 25, 2009
In March of 2008, Cobalt Community Research partnered with CFI Group to create the Citizen Satisfaction Survey to help local governments measure, monitor and manage satisfaction among its citizen base.
Published Date: July 31, 2009
Locally owned retailers operating on Main Street appear to be the hardest hit by the current economic downturn, more so than retailers with a national presence, according to city officials.
Published Date: March 23, 2009
Information about the Federal Earned Income Tax Credit.
Published Date: February 20, 2009
The developing fiscal crisis that city and county governments face calls for extraordinary action by local officials at all levels of government.
Published Date: February 9, 2009
Green buildings, as represented by the LEED Green Building Rating System of the U.S. Green Building Council, are an undisputed market success.
Published Date: January 23, 2009
A report released today finds Georgia families with two parents and two children need between $31,000 and $56,000 in annual income to be self-sufficient, depending on the county.
Published Date: November 10, 2008
The Georgia Smoke Free Air Act went into effect on July 1, 2005.
Published Date: August 1, 2005