Mayoral education advisors from more than 30 cities had the opportunity to exchange ideas with federal officials and national experts at a meeting of the Mayors’ Education Policy Advisors Network (EPAN) sponsored by NLC.
Elected officials from the National League of Cities (NLC) expressed alarm to members of Congress for cutting Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding today at a press conference in Washington. A delegation of mayors and city council members from across the country voiced their support for the 40 year-old CDBG program, citing it as one of the most effective federal programs, and urged Members of Congress to restore funding to previous levels.
In his first quarterly update to the membership, NLC's Executive Director Clarence Anthony shares updates on the organization's federal advocacy efforts, new technical assistance projects, strategic planning task force, and more.
Seattle is called the "Emerald City" for a reason. Seattleites are some of the greenest-thinking city dwellers in the nation, and its local government's actions reflect those environmentally-focused values.
Last week, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 (H.R. 1947), the "farm bill," went down in defeat on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 195-234, when 62 Republicans joined 172 Democrats in voting against the bill.
Columnist Neal Peirce writes how more cities across the country are finding that fairness, along with decent wage levels pays off in fostering economic development and growth.
The National League of Cities is pleased to have joined with the U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance in recently honoring the City of Raleigh, North Carolina for saving taxpayer dollars through the use of cooperative purchasing.
Working to recover jobs lost since the Great Recession, the nation's local officials said today that two federal proposals are standing in the way of their economic development efforts: a 50% cut in CDBG funding and the elimination or curtailment of the tax exemption for municipal bonds. Both CDBG and municipal bonds are key economic tools that local governments deploy to create jobs.
The biennial Summit - the nation’s largest gathering of municipal leaders who are working to improve the lives of children, youth and families in their communities - will be held Nov. 12-14 in Seattle, in conjunction with and immediately preceding the Congress of Cities.
Councilman Seyram Selase of Anniston, AL and Vice Mayor Jasmine Gore of Hopewell, VA have been selected as the 2013-2014 Foundation Fellows for the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) Foundation.
