In many cities, one crucial yet often overlooked event offers a unique chance to strengthen ties between elected officials and the public: the annual city council retreat. This special meeting,...
It sounds pretty obvious: you learn something more deeply when you have an emotional connection to it. That’s not just intuition but the conclusion of a whole body of neuroscience...
There is new momentum behind the Building Civic Bridges Act (BCBA), a bill that would help communities address the root causes of division in America. This month, the League’s Center...
We love a good courtroom drama, especially when it features a fictional jury of our peers. But it turns out that jury duty has real-world upsides, too. According to research...
Political polarization has become a defining feature of modern democracy, particularly highlighted during the lead-up to and aftermath of the presidential election. While the partisan divide remains sharp, another critical...
Worried about the results from the national elections on November 5? Have no fear, the local work in the trenches of our communities will continue to address broad issues of...
On September 26, 2024, the Boulder City Council piloted a first of its kind “Community and Council Forum,” a reimagined version of the traditional “study session.” These study sessions are...
Cities and counties are weathering the storms of the campaign season and this week’s elections, working to encourage voting, assure election integrity and safety, and battle misinformation. Above all, local...
“We help communities face division.” With that statement, Carl Smallwood of the Divided Communities Project kicked off a three-day academy on mediating conflicts at Stanford University in mid-September. During the...
