For the first time in human history the majority of the world’s population lives in urban areas – including 80 percent of Americans and 3 billion people worldwide. As you might expect, increasing population growth in cities leads to increasing citizen demands on local government – demands which come during a time of weak economic
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This post is part of a series on Galvanizing the Civic Sector to Reduce Gun Violence. The series focuses on what several sectors – including parents, teens, schools, hospitals, the faith community, and city leaders – can do, independent of state and federal legislative advocacy, to reduce violence and the high number of gun-related deaths
When Alderperson Scott Resnick of Madison, Wisconsin ran for local elected office in 2011 at the age of 24, he knocked on nearly every door in his district – which encompasses parts of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus and surrounding neighborhoods. As he was greeted by residents, some would mistakenly ask, “Are you running for
