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		SPOTLIGHT: NLC President Loveridge Calls for Quick Passage of Local Jobs for America Act
		NLC President Ronald O. Loveridge is calling on Congress to quickly take action on the Local Jobs for America Act. "Here in Washington we must seize the opportunity and make the case for local jobs, and talk with members of Congress and their staff to support Local Jobs for America Act," he said in a speech to members at the Congressional City Conference. "You need to tell the story of your city and how this legislation will help save and create local jobs." Local Jobs for America Fact Sheet Full Press Release View Conference Sessions on NLC TV

NLC Encourages Cities to Participate in 2010 Census "Take 10" Challenge

NLC Focuses on Jobs, Economic Recovery

NLC Supports Local Jobs for America Act

JOB CREATION: A day after NLC in a letter to the President announced four key strategies for advancing economic prosperity and creating jobs quickly, President Obama outlined some of the broad steps he believes should be at the heart of the country’s efforts to accelerate job growth. Full Story

Senate Moves a Jobs Bill; Cities Say Not Enough

FORUM: A forum co-hosted by NLC and the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program examined the fiscal challenges in cites and economic recovery. Full Story

RESEARCH REPORT: Cities are in the early stages of registering the effects of the nation's economic downturn, according to NLC's annual report on fiscal conditions.
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Updates on US Relief Efforts in Haiti
Visit nlc.org/haiti for guidance for cities on how to be involved in the response to the devastating earthquake in Haiti.