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12/20/06

FCC Decision on Video Franchising is Detrimental for Local Government.

12/15/06

California Mayor Elected President of Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Local Officials

12/13/06

20 Local Officials Elected to Board of Directors of National League of Cities

12/09/06

New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin to Highlight City?s Reconstruction Progress

12/09/06

Indianapolis Mayor to Lead NLC

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12/12/06  NLC joined others today in sending a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing a draft order that would federally mandate how video franchising would occur in the United States.  The letter challenges the authority of the FCC to take such action (expected as soon as Dec. 20) and expresses the concerns of municipal and county governments that the order "undermines local franchising authority and enforcement, threatens local budgets, and limits the benefits of broadband video competition to a few well-to-do neighborhoods."  ? Letter to FCC 

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Research & Resources ?
? State of America's Cities Survey on Municipal Housing
? City Fiscal Conditions in 2006
? Taxing Problems:  Municipalities and America's 
   Flawed System of Public Finance -- Report from
   NLC's CityFutures Program
? From Meltingpot Cities to Boomtowns:  Redefining
   How We Talk About America's Cities
? Avian and Pandemic Flu:  Information & Resources
? 2006 State of the Cities Opinion Survey 
? Local Budget and Tax Policy in the U.S.: 
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