Katie O’Connor, AICP, is the community research manager with the Partnership for Inclusive Innovation (PIN). In this role, she is responsible for advancing community research through meaningful ...

The Municipal Cost Index, developed exclusively by American City & County, is designed to show the effects of inflation on the cost of providing municipal services.

(Note: the consumer and producer price indexes are published monthly by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. The PPI figure used is the number for all commodities. The municipal ...

American City & County annually awards communities and individuals for their accomplishments. Governments that complete a project with long-term implications are eligible for our America’s Crown ...

* The consumer and producer price indexes are published monthly by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics.