Your Brain on Deliberation
December 27, 2024
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...
The Potential of the Building Civic Bridges Act
December 27, 2024
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...
Perks of Jury Duty: Research says it boosts civic engagement
December 1, 2024
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...
How Participation and Deliberation Combat Polarization
November 27, 2024
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...
Regardless of Election Results, Local Work on National Issues Continues
November 1, 2024
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...
Local Democracy in Boulder Gets a New Look
November 1, 2024
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...
Resilience in the Face of Election Challenges
November 1, 2024
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...
Facing Conflict, Building Trust
September 26, 2024
“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...
The Uphill Challenge of Implementing Equity in 2024
September 26, 2024
The newly inaugurated class of the ICMA Racial Equity Leadership Institute met last week and discussed the increasing challenges of implementing DEI programs in the face of escalating pushback on...
View All
Thank You to Our Key Partners
