League Learning Academy Launches to Empower Local Government Officials
Submitted by Candice Heyward, Director of Training and Professional Development, The League Creating a training program for municipal officials can be uniquely challenging due to the wide range of roles,…
Leaders Unite in Erie: 2025 Municipal Leadership Summit Marks Milestone Anniversaries and Unprecedented Success
We are thrilled to share that the 2025 Annual Municipal Leadership Summit was a resounding success! Held from Wednesday, October 1 to Saturday, October 4, the event drew an impressive…
Memorable Moments at The League
BY Susan Schrack Wood, Director of Communications, The League Rick Schuettler – Schuettler Centerfor Municipal Development Serving the League since 2001 A Memorable and Challenging Evening… Travel was a necessary…
A Look Back at York: Our First Convention Host
SUBMITTED BY JOHN BRENNER, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, THE LEAGUE It all began when York Mayor Frank Guise, sensing that smaller cities shared common concerns, invited a small group of city mayors…
What’s at Stake for Local Governments?
Irma Esparza Diggs, National League of Cities In a letter to Congress accompanying the President’s FY2026 Budget Proposal, OMB Director Russell Vought states, “We also considered, for each program, whether…
From Town Halls to Tweets: The Evolution of Civic Engagement
By Susan Schrack Wood, Director of Communications, The League Civic Engagement is a broad term that can be thought of in many different ways. Civic engagement is “the active participation…