Local Leaders Day 2025
Join us on March 4 for a conversation on building relationships and coordinating advocacy at the local and state levels to best serve our communities.
City Finance 101 Workshop Series
This quarterly workshop series will provide guidance on city government finances. The series will visit four locations around the state throughout the year.
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Latest issues impacting cities.
Leading Iowa: Good Government in Iowa’s Cities shines a spotlight on the best practices and success stories from Iowa’s cities. Tune in for new episodes every two weeks.
Keeping track of the due dates, reports and filings can be a lot. The League has put together the 2025 City Calendar, which details important deadlines for reports and filings that cities must complete throughout the year.
The League is developing information on HF 718 with updates from 2024 passage of SF 2442.
SF 2442 changes the calculation of the Combined General Fund Levy (CGFL), created by the state legislature in 2023 via HF 718, for some cities.
Find the latest information on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, also known as the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL).
Latest Publications
The League provides several different resources to help your city.
Fostering community pride and connection is important to your citizens—and we know it matters to your city, too. Yet, with limited time…
This index includes links to Code of Iowa citations that apply to city government operations. Please understand that there is a large…
This publication is designed to assist cities begin their annual budget process. Learn about revenues, expenditures, legislation and other budget issues.
The League by the Numbers
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Legislative Outreach
Through legislative advocacy, one of our core values, the League continues to ensure cities can grow, thrive and make decisions to help their communities.
Visit our Legislative Pages Get Legislative LinkThe League’s legislative values are the cornerstone around which our legislative strategy is built around.
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