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Abstract: 

A conversation with Clarence E. Anthony, CEO and Executive Director of the National League of Cities (NLC), the largest and oldest organization representing America’s cities, towns and villages and their leaders. Anthony explains how NLC delivered billions of dollars in direct, flexible federal relief through the CARES Act and historic American Rescue Plan Act to help support local governments respond, recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic. He also recounts how NLC ushered passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, delivering transformative investments in transportation, broadband and water to communities across the country. The conversation with Build America Mutual’s Mark Capell concludes with a look ahead at how NLC and muni investors can partner to advance policies that strengthen local leadership and provides support for local leaders to promote equitable public health and safety, economic development and sustainability for all residents. This article is based on a panel by the same title presented at the 2023 Annual Conference of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts, held May 16-19, 2023.

Keywords: National League of Cities; CARES Act; American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA); Federal Aid to Cities; Covid

Affiliations:  1: Build America Mutual; 2: National League of Cities.