Service-learning courses help students to identify career opportunities and foster civic engagement, but links to projects with local governments may be difficult to forge. State municipal associations are well positioned
Oct 2025
Do interlocal contracts seek collaborative efficiency? An investigation of police service delivery in California cities
Do interlocal contracts for police service seek and achieve collaborative efficiency? This research builds upon recent discussions of collaborative efficiency, including the rationale for, and consequences of, efficiency-seeking reforms in
Oct 2025
A County Manager’s Guide to Shared Services in Local Government
The report brings together the knowledge and experience of Professor Zeemering, an academic, and Daryl Delabbio, a practitioner. Together, they present findings—based on both research and experience—on how local governments,
Oct 2025
Guiding Regionalism and Reform from the Court: Judge John Feikens
For decades, federal district court judges have been deeply involved in the reform of state and local government agencies. Some scholars describe such a judicial role in institutional reform as
Oct 2025
What Drives Adaptation? Evidence from Sea Level Rise Planning in the Southeastern United States
Sea level rise (SLR) is anticipated to be one of the most disruptive impacts of climate change for coastal communities if adaptive measures are not taken. Conceptualizing adaptation to SLR
Oct 2025
Redistricting: The Most Political Activity in America
This authoritative overview of election redistricting at the congressional, state legislative, and local level provides offers an overview of redistricting for students and practitioners. The updated second edition pays special
Aug 2025
Jim Crow North and Fair Housing Enforcement
This article investigates how federal, state, and local government agencies enforce the federal Fair Housing Act of 1968 (also known as Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968)
May 2025
Dollars, Desks, and Development: The Impact of Local Sales Tax Revenue Redistribution on Recipient Programs in North Carolina
North Carolina identified local sales tax leakage as a contributor to local inequity and created a revenue-sharing pool funded by local sales taxes, where revenues are earmarked for schools, economic
May 2024
The Increasing Nationalization of Local Elections: The Case of Prosecutors
To what extent are local races across the country being increasingly driven by politics at the national level? In this article, we examine the nationalization of elections for state executive
Jan 2024
Local Responses to School Finance Equalization: Wealth Or Place?
Over the past 50 years, a combination of court cases and legislative actions has greatly reduced the variance in revenues across school districts within states by removing local property tax
