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Many cities across the country have held or are holding formal celebrations to mark the day known as Juneteenth. Juneteenth, celebrated on June 19 each year, commemorates the announcement of slavery’s abolition in Texas on June 19, 1865, according to the National Juneteenth Observance Foundation (NJOF). Texas was the final rebel state to allow slavery during the civil war, ending the practice nearly two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation....More

The first entirely solar-powered American city has arrived, and it’s located in Florida....More

A recent report from the National League of Cities (NLC) shows that economic development, infrastructure and budgets weigh heavily on the minds of many city leaders across the country....More

Last week, four Albuquerque, N.M., city employees filed a class-action lawsuit that accuses the city of paying female workers less than male workers....More

Public purchasers must closely scrutinize cooperative procurement opportunities....More