NLC in the News 2010
July
7/28/10 Cities threaten to cut 500,000 jobs CNN Money
7/27/10 U.S. local govts warn: More jobs will be axed Reuters
7/27/10 More job and service cuts coming from strapped counties and cities, report says Washington Post
7/27/10 U.S. Cities, Counties Poised to Cut 500,000 Jobs, Report Finds Bloomberg
7/19/10 Budget Cuts Take Their Toll on Essential City Services The Fiscal Times
7/14/10 Cities' Woes Will Linger, Thousands Of Jobs Will Go National Public Radio
August
8/11/10 Too Little Too Late? The New Republic
8/10/10 Many shun bank accounts but pay more for financial services USA Today
8/4/10 Life on furlough: Working 12 months for 11 months pay CNN Money
8/3/10 More Workers Face Pay Cuts, Not Furloughs New York Times
8/2/10 Will state budget cuts blunt the recovery? Christian Science Monitor
8/2/10 Miami Looks at City's Parking Revenue to Fund Reserves, Make Bond Payments Bloomberg
September
9/27/10 Gates Foundation focuses on college graduation Associated Press
9/3/10 Riverside Mayor Ronald Loveridge & National League of Cities, President C-SPAN's Washington Journal
9/3/10 NLC reacts to most recent unemployment numbers American City and County
October
10/22/10 Cities, states in hotel tax war with Orbitz, Expedia, others USA Today
10/14/10 It's all up to the Fed: The Fed will try to force the economy into orbit with more bond purchases The Economist
10/11/10 Economic Condition of US Cities C-SPAN's Washington Journal
10/8/10 What a Drag: Local Government Cuts Hit Home The New Republic
10/7/10 Fiscal Woes Deepening for Cities, Report Says New York Times
10/6/10 Lower Property Values Hit City Revenues Wall Street Journal
10/6/10 Forecast gloomy for local economies dealing with recession, report finds Washington Post
10/6/10 Broke cities go to states for help, but... Marketplace
November
11/18/10 All economics is local: The straits of cities and counties are hurting the recovery The Economist
11/17/10 Impoverished Camden looks to fire, police for cuts Reuters
December
12/29/10 Capitalizing on Muni-Bond Fears CNBC's The Call
12/28/10 Default Position: Why we needn't worry too much about municipal bankruptcy The Slate
12/27/10 NLC official refutes '60 Minutes' report on municipal insolvency American City & County
12/27/10 States Begin Slow Recovery as Revenues Increase The Fiscal Times
12/17/10 No More Money for 'Main Street of Texas' When Build America Program Ends Bloomberg
12/14/10 Vallejo's Bankruptcy 'Failure' Scares Cities Into Cutting Costs Bloomberg
12/9/10 NYC private hospitals to get big bill for ambulances Marketplace
12/8/10 People say they need involvement in communities USA Today
12/2/10 Mayors, municipal workers gather for conference Denver Post
12/1/10 Mayors, councilors attend National League of Cities Convention in Denver KDVR (Fox 31 Denver)
12/1/10 U.S. cities fared worst in recession, recovery - study Reuters
