A new NLC blog post profiles Richmond, Calif.’s recent decision to work with the private firm Mortgage Resolution Partners to use eminent domain to seize properties occupied by borrowers having mortgages that exceed the current value of the property in an effort to prevent future foreclosures.
A quick look at four cool things that big and small cities across the country are doing.
Beginning this year, NLC's constituency groups are using a new, more efficient approach for handling dues payments. Dues are now paid separately from actitivity fees.
There's never been a better time to build the highways, rail lines, bridges, fiber-optic networks and other varieties of infrastructure we need for a successful America.
NLC President Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers responded to the August unemployment report and urged leaders in Washington to Washington to move beyond the partisan gridlock, stop ignoring the economic realities for the nation’s families and get serious about putting Americans to work.
When it comes to public procurement, joining a cooperative purchasing program is an established best practice for cities and towns. U.S. Communities Government Purchasing Alliance is the only purchasing cooperative sponsored by the National League of Cities (NLC) and four other national organizations, along with more than 25 state municipal leagues.
HUD has proposed a new rule to encourage greater compliance with the agency’s goal of “affirmatively furthering fair housing” as required under the Fair Housing Act. Local governments and states receiving HUD grants would all be subject to the proposed rule.
NLC provides resources for local officials on the Affordable Care Act, including a toolkit and webinar that addresses topics such as how elected officials can help their constituents and smaller employers obtain health insurance, and how the Health Insurance Marketplace will work.
Come for the workshops, but stay for NLC’s closing gala — Experience Seattle: A Celebration of Northwest Music and Food! The Congress of Cities’ end-of-conference celebration will be held at Seattle’s Experience Music Project (EMP) museum.
In August, the National Urban Fellows (NUF) Program announced the election of Carolyn Coleman to its Board of Directors. Coleman is the Director of Federal Advocacy at the National League of Cities.
