Municipal Policy Resources: Municipal Policy

HUNT REF-1 F499 .C657 E53 1996

HUNT REF-1 F548.3 .E53 2004

HUNT REF-1 HT108.5 .E63 2005

Latest in Hunt Ref-1 stacks; earlier in Hunt stacks (and oversize)
1934-present.
Continues City Manager Yearbook
1914, 1922

Unbiased research reports on timely topics, for example:
Health Care Reform, Immigration Conflict and Legalizing Marijuana. Each report provide a introduction, overview, background, current situation, outlook chronology, pro/con/, biblipgraphy, etc. Keyword search for additional reports, reports also show links to other relevant reports.

A "think tank" that provides reports to members of Congress on a variety of topics relevant to current political events. Congressional Research Service (CRS) is the public policy research arm of Congress.

Comprehensive digital library of public policy research containing over 30,000 documents.

Reports and information produced by prominent policy institutes, ‘think tank’ and non-governmental organizations.

Nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND focuses on the issues that matter most such as health, education, national security, international affairs, law and business, the environment, and more. With a research staff consisting of some of the world's preeminent minds, RAND has been expanding the boundaries of human knowledge for more than 60 years.

Official non-partisan organization of cities with populations of 30,000 or more. There are 1,296 such cities in the country today. Each city is represented in the Conference by its chief elected official, the mayor.
The primary roles of The U.S. Conference of Mayors are to: Promote the development of effective national urban/suburban policy; Strengthen federal-city relationships; Ensure that federal policy meets urban needs; Provide mayors with leadership and management tools; and Create a forum in which mayors can share ideas and information.

Nonprofit, nonpartisan organization established in 1900 as an advocate for Pennsylvania’s 3rd class cities.