The National League of Cities (NLC) is joining with city leaders across the country to participate in a national day of recognition this April 9, 2013 to highlight the impact of national service in their cities.
Columnist Neal Peirce writes about the need to find substitutes for meat as the demand to deliver meat products rises, and how the world's cities, home to an ever-growing percentage of global population, can play a vital role in bolstering regional food self-sufficiency.
Beginning April 1st, cities across the country will compete in the 2nd Annual National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation. Presented by the Wyland Foundation, the month-long challenge asks city leaders and their residents to pledge to conserve water. All those who take the pledge are entered into a national competition to win hundreds of prizes – including a Toyota Prius c, water-saving fixtures and gift certificates.
With a $1.5 million grant from The Walmart Foundation, NLC’s Institute for Youth, Education and Families has launched the second phase of a national initiative to reduce childhood hunger by expanding participation in federally-subsidized afterschool and summer meals programs.
The National League of Cities (NLC) is proud to announce the four selected corporate partner sponsored breakfast sessions at the upcoming Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC.
NLC is launching the second phase of the Cities Combating Hunger through Afterschool and Summer Meal Programs (CHAMP) project, a national initiative to reduce childhood hunger by expanding participation in federally-subsidized afterschool and summer meals programs.
As the nation prepares to go over the fiscal cliff, local leaders from The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), The National League of Cities (NLC) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) will gather at the National Press Club (NPC) on Wednesday, February 27 to explain the impact of across-the-board sequestration cuts on local communities and decry a move by the Obama Administration to hamstring financing for local infrastructure projects.
NLC Executive Director Clarence Anthony responded to today's White House announcement on infrastructure investment saying, "NLC remains very concerned about the White House-proposed national infrastructure bank. A poorly funded bank would be no substitute for municipal bonds. If infrastructure investments are to encourage job creation, there must be a robust municipal bond market."
With the nation's federal transportation law set to expire next year and funds running low, transportation made news last week in President Obama's State of the Union and a hearing on Capitol Hill. Incoming House Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman Bill Shuster (R-PA) held the first committee hearing of the new Congress and then in his annual address to Congress the President offered two proposals for urgent infrastructure repairs.
The drumbeat for federal action to enact federal immigration reform continued last week with the release of a White House draft of its immigration legislation proposal and a Senate hearing on the issue. Next month's Congressional City Conference will offer attendees to learn more about immigration through a federal agency round robin, general session speakers and a concurrent plenary on the topic.
