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  • December 17, 2012

    New Committee Leadership Announced in House and Senate

    The new 113th Congress will bring changes in leadership on Congressional committees dealing with local issues. Although party leadership remains the same in both the House and Senate, retirements, elections and House and Senate Republican rules will force several key changes in committee leadership.

  • December 17, 2012

    Public Pensions: Is There a Problem?

    Part one in a three-part series on the state of public pensions.

  • December 14, 2012

    NLC Pays Tribute to Don Borut’s Many Years of Public Service

    Friends, family and long-time colleagues gathered in Washington, DC last week to pay tribute to NLC Executive Director Don Borut's long career in public service. The celebration came just a few weeks before Borut's official retirement date at the end of the year.

  • December 14, 2012

    Charging by the Mile: Oregon’s Alternative to the Gas Tax

    The current transportation financing system, which primarily relies on a federal gas tax, has been called inadequate by several transportation entities. The limitations of a diminishing Highway Trust Fund (HTF) have spurred a push to explore alternatives to financing transportation infrastructure systems including a mileage-based user fee approach often known as a vehicle miles traveled (VMT) tax.

  • December 14, 2012

    2013 City Cultural Diversity Awards Application Now Available

    The City Cultural Diversity Awards have been developed to showcase examples of how cities achieve excellence in diversity. The awards promote the positive results of a total community collaboration and are given to honor community leadership in developing creative and effective programs to improve cultural diversity.

  • December 14, 2012

    Reflections from Executive Director Don Borut

    NLC Executive Director Don Borut shares his appreciation for the privilege of working at NLC for 22 years and his reflections on the organization.

  • December 14, 2012

    NLC Member Councils Wrap Up the Year with Productive Meetings in Boston

    The four member councils for the National League of Cities held meetings at the Congress of Cities to discuss the various issues that affect their respective communities and helped to set the future agendas for their work within NLC.

  • December 14, 2012

    Mayor Marie Lopez Rogers Offers Condolences to Newtown

    NLC President Marie Lopez Rogers, mayor of Avondale, AZ, released a statement in response to today's school shooting in Newtown, CT. Rogers said, "I am horrified and saddened by today's tragic events in Newtown, Connecticut. On behalf of city leaders from across the country, I wish to express our condolences to the victims and their friends and families."

  • December 13, 2012

    New NLC Online Store Kicks Off With Free Shipping

    NLC's online store, ShopNLC, has been re-launched on a new and improved website. Visit the store and enjoy free shipping on items ordered during the month of December.

  • December 13, 2012

    New Military Communities Council Discusses Needs of Veterans with Disabilities

    During the Congress of Cities in Boston, NLC announced that the Military Communities Peer Network will become the Military Communities Council. For nearly two years, the group has met informally to discuss a variety of subjects unique to cities with large military footprints.



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