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Rural & Small Cities Partner Spotlight: Gina Young, Director of the East Maui Water Authority

As part of the Rural & Small Cities Program, we caught up with Gina Young, Director of the East Maui Water Authority, about how the EMWA is working to advance community priorities and long-term stewardship goals.

November 26, 2025

Leveraging Community Engagement Practices to Shape & Fund the Future of the East Maui Water System

Learn how we're working with the East Maui Water Authority to leverage community engagement to create a roadmap toward values-based water governance.

November 26, 2025

Case Study: St. Paul's Big Bet On "Tree Equity"

In 2022, city of St. Paul leaders issued their first-ever “sustainability bond,” raising $18 million to fund a comprehensive citywide tree program—one that will, overtime, reduce disparities in tree cover, and drive climate outcomes.

November 26, 2025

Municipal Bond Markets & Racial Equity Technical Assistance Cohort Announcement

October 16, 2023

Public Finance Initiative, National League of Cities & Collaborating Partners Receive $4 Million Grant to Elevate Racial Equity in Bond Markets

January 13, 2022, PR NewsWire

January 13, 2022

Cities Provide an Early Look at How Governments Are Advancing Racial Equity

December 27, 2021, The Tax Policy Center

December 28, 2021

How Cities Are Thinking About Equity and Revenues

December 20, 2021, Route Fifty

December 20, 2021

How City Budgets Can Help Equity as Well as Fiscal Health

December 1, 2021, Source: Bloomberg News

December 6, 2021

More Than Fines and Fees: Incorporating Equity into City Revenue Strategies

December 1, 2021, Source: The Urban Institute

December 6, 2021

How impact investors can leverage the infrastructure bill to help disinvested communities catch up

November 18, 2021, Source: Impact Alpha

November 19, 2021

CLU Welcomes Two New Directors to the Board

October 15, 2021, Source: Claremont Lincoln University

November 18, 2021

Q&A: As infrastructure bill inches toward a vote, finance expert breaks down potential impacts

August 31, 2021, Source: The Kresge Foundation

November 18, 2021

Lourdes Germán, Nancy Gibbs, and William Goodell Join Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Board

July 6, 2021, Source: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

November 18, 2021

Tax Incentives Can Power More Equitable, Inclusive Growth

May 5, 2021, Source: The Brookings Institution/What Works Cities Medium

November 17, 2017

Q & A with Lourdes Germán on COVID-related financial recovery for cities

December 9, 2020, Source: The Kresge Foundation

November 18, 2021

Thirty U.S. Cities to Tackle Budget Crises and Advance Equity with Support from Bloomberg Philanthropies

October 14, 2020, Source: Bloomberg Philanthropies

November 18, 2021

New program to help cities tackle fiscal recovery with an emphasis on equity

August 19, 2020, Source: Bloomberg Cities Medium

November 18, 2021

The Future of Municipal Finance: An Interview with Lourdes German

April 22, 2019, Source: The Center for Community Investment

November 17, 2017

Urban Innovator of the Week: Lourdes Germán

May 10, 2016, Source: Urban Innovation Exchange

November 18, 2021

Upcoming Event: How Do You Create an Innovation Culture in Cities?

July 24, 2015, Source: Microsoft

November 27, 2021

Microsoft PowerMap and PowerView — Living Histories of Communities Across America

January 27, 2015, Source: Microsoft

November 27, 2021