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  • January 02, 2013

    Columnist: Big Smart Touch Screens Zing Data To And From Neighborhoods

    Neal Peirce writes that new high-definition touch-screen information displays customized by location are the latest technology aimed at making cities more user-friendly, personalized, and safer. The kiosks have begun to 'go live' around New York and will soon spread to other cities around the US and world.

  • January 01, 2013

    Appalling Fiscal Cliff Debate Still Leaves Cities At Risk

    NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor, Avondale, AZ, responding to the passage of legislation to avert a fiscal cliff said, “As debates over spending continue in the new year, we call upon federal lawmakers to use a balanced approach to deficit reduction and to preserve the essential federal investments that drive growth and job creation in our communities. We cannot and must not solve our country's fiscal problems on the backs of our communities and our families.”

  • December 28, 2012

    City Leaders Visit Jacksonville to Share Ideas for Expanding Afterschool Meals

    Municipal officials and staff from 11 cities gathered in Jacksonville, FL, recently to share lessons learned from their efforts to reduce childhood hunger through expanded afterschool meal programs.

  • December 28, 2012

    City Leaders Call on Washington to Avert Threat to Families and Communities

    NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, Mayor of Avondale, AZ, responded to the lack of progress on a federal budget compromise saying, "This inaction and uncertainty will have serious repercussions on our communities and our middle class families who stand to lose $50-$100 out of their first paycheck in the new year."

  • December 27, 2012

    A New Year with New Opportunities for Sustainability

    NLC's Sustainability Program has assembled five recommended strategies for success that city sustainability leaders can use to help chart a course into the next phases of their sustainability efforts: Create and Expand Partnerships; Enage through Technology; Measure and Track; Plan, Prepare and Institutionalize; and Be Bold.

  • December 21, 2012

    Mayors and County Officials Stunned by Fiscal Cliff Debate

    The elected leadership of several local government organizations has written a call to action for our federal leaders in Washington. The elected officials are calling on Congress and the White House to make smart cuts and continue to invest in America’s cities and counties to drive growth and create jobs.

  • December 21, 2012

    NLC President Discusses Gun Violence with VP Biden Today

    NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor of Avondale, AZ, released a statement in response to today's Vice President’s call with Mayors from across the country regarding guns. The call came in the wake of the National Rifle Association’s(NRA) press conference today discussing the Newtown, CT shooting.

  • December 21, 2012

    NRA Tone Deaf in Ignoring the Issue of Gun Violence

    Former NLC President John DeStefano, mayor of New Haven, CT, released a statement in response to Friday's National Rifle Association (NRA) press conference. DeStefano said, "Our nation needs serious answers and today's press conference had a very clear message - that the NRA doesn't want to be part of a meaningful solution. The NLC looks forward to engaging on the issue and working to ensure a comprehensive effort to reduce violent acts. "

  • December 21, 2012

    National League of Cities Offers Proposals to Reduce Gun Violence

    NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor of Avondale, AZ, released a statement in response to President Obama's call for new efforts to reduce gun violence. Rogers said, As clearly stated in our public safety policy on weapons and ammunition control, the National League of Cities stands behind President Obama's call for federal action to reduce the epidemic of gun violence that plagues our great country every single day."

  • December 17, 2012

    A Look Back: City-led Sustainability in 2012

    While it is unlikely that the achievements of city-led sustainability will rise to the top of many year-end national polls, it is an encouraging realization that within this growing field, despite the challenges and complexities, each year, really does, bring with it more successes than the last. Whether the underlining impetus is one of necessity or increased acceptance, it’s fair to say that sustainability is gaining ground as an approach to critical issues facing communities of all sizes, all across the country.



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