Columnist Neal Peirce writes that cities around the world are increasingly breaking free of economic restraints, ideologies, and "standard" practices, and making moves to shape their own destinies.
Nearly 500 leaders from 57 communities recently descended on Baltimore’s Inner Harbor to discuss the tremendous progress that has been made nationally in building citywide systems of high-quality afterschool programs.
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Citi Community Development, an NLC Capstone Corporate Partner, together with PolicyMap, recently launched MyDistrictData.com , an interactive, web-based tool that provides on-demand reports based on economic, employment, financial, educational and housing conditions.
NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor, Avondale, AZ issued a response to sequestration going into effect today, admonishing Washington for choosing a take it or leave it approach over good governance and urging a quick resolution to the issue that allow for investments in human capital and physical infrastructure.
Reverend Al Sharpton, Host of MSNBC's "PoliticsNation" and Founder, National Action Network, will be this year's Celebrate Diversity Breakfast keynote speaker at the NLC Congressional City Conference. The breakfast is cohosted each year by NLC's constituency groups.
NLC is looking for enthusiastic members who would like to share their NLC experience with the next wave of city leaders. Could this opportunity be for you?
Local elected officials will gather in Washington to meet with Congressional and Administration officials to discuss the need for comprehensive immigration reform, keeping the tax exemption for municipal bonds and ending the online sales tax ‘break.'
NLC, along with the U.S. Conference of Mayors and the National Association of Counties (NACo) called on Congress and the Administration to reject any proposals to hamstring the financing of local infrastructure projects by changing the tax-exempt status of municipal bonds.
NLC's Congressional City Conference, March 9-13, 2013 in Washington will offer an assortment of dynamic workshops that focus on the most pressing issues cities face today and offer attendees to engage and learn with some of the field's leading figures in policy and municipal government.
Scott C. Paine will serve as a presenter for the interactive Leadership Training Seminar, "The Ethical Leader: Rules and Tules," at the Congressional City Conference on March 9th, 2013 in Washington, D.C. He writes about the importance of ethics for city leaders.
