NLC's University Communities Council had the opportunity to expand its partnerships and reach by participating at the Annual Meeting of the International Town and Gown Association (ITGA) in June in Richmond Kentucky at Eastern Kentucky University.
The National League of Cities is constantly expanding its robust membership to bring the most value and opportunity to member cities. Here are the new members that have joined NLC so far in 2012.
Neal Peirce writes from Seoul, South Korea about how 'Asian Tiger' cities may be a model for the developing world.
This article by Carolyn Sawyer is one in a series revolving around the topics that will be presented at the 20th Anniversary Leadership Summit. The program titled, ‘Leadership That Leaves a Legacy’ includes underlying themes of leadership, trust, change, courage and the personal challenges of serving as a leader in local government.
Calling for local authority to collect sales taxes owed on internet purchases, NLC and several other associations sent a letter to the House Judiciary Committee before its hearing on the Marketplace Equity Act (H.R. 3179).
With the endorsement of NLC, Build America Mutual (BAM) launched today, adding a mutual insurer to the municipal bond market.
Politics is the way we live together. We cannot do it perfectly, but we are not fated to do it as badly as we do now.
Visitors to www.nlc.org will notice new features and a new look as part of an upgrade to the website's content management system.
Salt Lake City Mayor Ralph Becker testified before the House of Representatives on the the ways EPA and Congress can partner more effectively with local governments to make smart investments to protect water quality.
