Seven cities were honored today for implementing programs that enhance and promote cultural diversity in communities. The City Cultural Diversity Awards recognize municipal programs that encourage citizen involvement and show an appreciation of cultural diversity.
Marie Lopez Rogers, President of the National League of Cities, and Mayor of Avondale, AZ, responded to the February unemployment report, calling for federal leadership and federal partnership with local leaders to drive the growth the nation needs.
Vice President Joe Biden will address city leaders during the National League of Cities' (NLC) 2013 Congressional City Conference on Tuesday, March 12th in Washington, DC.
Just days before the automatic spending cuts were set to take effect last week, the Florida League of Cities brought its Federal Action Strike Team (FAST) to Washington last week to advocate for hometown priorities with members of the Florida congressional delegation and key Obama Administration officials.
NLC's annual Congressional City Conference will bring almost 1500 city leaders to the nation's capital to discuss how federal policy issues impact local communities and engage with and lobby policymakers in DC.
After months of nearly unanimous and bipartisan warnings that the consequences would be harmful to the economy, the $85 billion in automatic spending cuts to defense and non-defense programs, also known as the sequester, took effect on March 1.
At this year's Congressional City Conference, NLC's five constituency groups are convening special sessions and events to host discussions on public policy issues and engage their leaders in expanding membership recruitment.
Julia Novak, President, and Catherine Tuck Parrish, will lead the Leadership Training Institute seminar entitled, "Hiring and Evaluating the CEO: What Councils and Managers Need to Know" on Saturday, March 10, 2013 at the Congressional City Conference.
Dr. Neil Katz will serve as a presenter for the interactive Leadership Training Seminars, "Enhancing Council Effectiveness: Parts I & II," at the Congressional City Conference on March 10th, 2013. He writes about skills building in the area of Emotional Intelligence and Conflict Management.
NLC is committed to providing city leaders with the best information, tools and resources to take informed and timely action on climate change. To this end, NLC hosted a roundtable discussion on February 27, 2013 that brought together city leaders, national associations, non-profits, researchers and advocates.
