While the true prospects for comprehensive immigration reform remain murky, the desire for Congressional action that will end the national divisiveness is palpable. With the US Chamber of Congress and the AFL-CIO joining together demanding legislation that includes a path to citizenship, proposals from Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), remarks by President Obama in his inaugural address this week and Congressional leaders stepping forward to work on the outlines for a proposal, it appears that Congress will have another opportunity to debate the issue which has alluded compromise for so many years.
As President Obama has vowed to make gun control "a central issue" of his second term, NLC has responded, making it clear that as an organization, NLC's National Municipal Policy supports a comprehensive proposal to reduce gun violence throughout the country.
General Martin E. Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff will address attendees at NLC’s upcoming Congressional City Conference held in Washington, DC, March 9 – 13.
NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor, Avondale, AZ addressed mayors and guests from across the country at last week's U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) annual winter meeting in Washington. In her remarks, Mayor Rogers spoke about the two organizations' deep commitment to being strong voices for local governments in the federal policy arena and the need to work together in the coming year to protect local government interests on Capitol Hill and within the Administration.
The National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) has announced the judges for the 2013 City Cultural Diversity Awards
Enterprise Rent-A-Car, an NLC Corporate Partner, has become a go-to source for meeting the day-to-day mobility needs of communities and the critical mobility needs in the wake of natural disasters and emergency situations.
Columnist Neal Peirce writes how an ingenious mix of lights -- everything from streetlights to LEDs lighting historic buildlings -- has helped transform Philadelphia's Center City into a thriving downtown district.
NLC President Rogers, mayor of Avondale, AZ, congratulated President Obama saying, "We hope that, over the next four years, our national leaders will resolve to bridge the divides of partisanship and that we can all come together as a country to fulfill our destiny of prosperity for all."
Last week, in a memorandum to the Regional Offices, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a new dialogue with local governments to clarify how the financial capability of a community will be considered when developing schedules for municipal projects necessary to meet Clean Water Act (CWA) obligations.
The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), National League of Cities (NLC) and the National Association of Counties (NACo) welcome U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) announcement that the Agency will work with local governments to clarify how the financial capability of a community will be considered when developing schedules for municipal projects necessary to meet Clean Water Act (CWA) obligations.
