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December 03, 2012
NLC Membership Approves 2013 NLC Policy Positions at Boston Conference
As NLC's 89th Congress of Cities and Exposition drew to a close, NLC voting delegates -- representing more than 900 credentialed votes -- ratified changes to the organization's National Municipal Policy that will guide the organization's federal advocacy with Congress and the Administration for the year ahead.
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December 03, 2012
NLC Selects New Leadership; Chooses Nashville for 2015 Congress of Cities
As 3000 city leaders gathered in Boston for NLC's 2012 Congress of Cities and Exposition, NLC members and leaders carried out the governance of the organization, electing new officers and board members and appointing a new executive director. The NLC Board also approved Nashville, TN as the location for the 2015 Congress of Cities.
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December 01, 2012
Councilmember Jacquelyn Johnson of East Orange, NJ Elected President of National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials
Councilmember Jacquelyn Johnson of East Orange, New Jersey was elected the 2013 president of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC LEO) constituency group during the group’s annual membership meeting this morning at NLC's Congress of Cities & Exposition in Boston, MA.
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December 01, 2012
The National League of Cities Elects New Leadership, Board of Directors
The National League of Cities membership named Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor, Avondale, Arizona, to lead the organization as president for 2013. The organization also elevated Chris Coleman, Mayor, St. Paul, Minnesota to First Vice President and chose Ralph Becker, Mayor, Salt Lake City, Utah as Second Vice President.
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November 30, 2012
NLC Awards Medals to 118 Communities for Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesity
NLC has awarded 541 medals to local elected officials in 118 communities across the country in recognition of their outstanding efforts to complete health and wellness goals for Let's Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC).
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November 30, 2012
Women in Municipal Government Elects New President and Names 2012 Women’s Leadership Award Recipient
Councilwoman Mary Brown of Gary, IN was elected 2013 president of the Women in Municipal Government (WIMG) constituency group today during the group’s annual leadership luncheon at the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Congress of Cities in Boston, MA.
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November 30, 2012
City Treasurer Karen Avilla of Carson, CA Elected President of Hispanic Elected Local Officials
City Treasurer Karen Avilla of Carson, CA was elected the 2013 president of the Hispanic Elected Local Officials (HELO) constituency group during the group’s annual business meeting at the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Congress of Cities & Exposition in Boston, MA.
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November 30, 2012
Councilmember Bob Gaiser Elected President of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Local Officials
Bob Geiser, councilmember of Broomfield, CO was elected president of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Local Officials (GLBTLO) constituency group during the group’s annual business meeting at the National League of Cities’ (NLC) Congress of Cities & Exposition in Boston, MA.
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November 30, 2012
Miramar, FL Mayor Lori C. Moseley Honored with Municipal Leadership Award
Miramar, FL Mayor Lori C. Moseley is the recipient of the 2012 Annual Leadership Award, presented by Women in Municipal Government (WIMG), a constituency group of the National League of Cities.
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November 29, 2012
Local Elected Officials Recognized for Efforts to Reduce Childhood Obesity and Their Role in Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties
The National League of Cities (NLC) awarded 541 medals to 118 communities across the country, in recognition of their outstanding efforts to complete health and wellness goals for Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC).
