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9/17/08 National League of Cities Executive Director Signs Statement of Support for the National Guard and Reserve Read press release * Read article from American Forces Press Service
6/25/08 Former Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell named director of Harvard's Institute of Politics at the John F. Kennedy School of Government. Read press release
4/28/08 League of Minnesota Cities releases results of "Value of Cities" survey. Read Press Release * Read Fact Sheet
4/28/08 Candidates must stop ignoring cities. Read Philadelphia Inquirer article.
4/2008 Two Faces of Foreclosure. Read Governing article.
4/18/08 Gloucester Editorial: Unfunded mandates are bankrupting communities. Read article in Gloucester Daily Times
3/28/08 Department of Energy provides up to $2.4 million to 12 cities to advance Solar America Initiative. See Department of Energy press release.
Poverty and Economic Insecurity: Views from City Hall View Full Report
City Fiscal Conditions in 2008 View Full Report
Cities & State Fiscal Structures View Full Report
Home Mortgage Finance and Foreclosure View resource page
Anti-Predatory Lending Ordinances View City Practices Brief
Digital Television Transition Resources View resource page for elected officials
Housing Finance and Foreclosures Insta-Poll View Insta Poll Fact Sheet
Combating Poverty: Emerging Strategies from the Nation's Cities View Full Report
Vital Partners: Mayors and Police Chiefs Working Together for America's Children and Youth (COPS report) Full Report
Municipal Housing Survey Research Brief
11/13/08 Remarks of NLC President Kathleen Novak, Mayor, Northglenn, Colo., on call for economic stimulus at the 2008 Congress of Cities in Orlando, Fla.
7/2008 Housing Legislation: A Triumph of the Federal Democratic Process. Read Nation's Cities Weekly Publisher's Column by NLC Executive Director Donald J. Borut * Read entry on The Hill's Congress Blog by NLC President Cynthia McCollum, Council Member, Madison, Ala. * Read op-ed: A Victory for Wall Street and Main Street
4/11/08 Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity National Policy Conference remarks made by NLC President and Madison, Ala., Council Member Cynthia McCollum
3/10/08 Launch of American Cities '08 by Cynthia McCollum, 2008 NLC President and Madison, Ala., Council Member at the 2008 Congressional City Conference in Washington, DC.
2/14/08 Testimony of Cleveland, Ohio, Council Member Matt Zone before the House Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee on the reauthorization of the Environmental Protection Agency's Brownfields Program
10/18/07 Testimony of NLC 2nd Vice President Kathleen Novak before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure; 35th Anniversary of Clean Water Act
11/17/08 Cities In Distress CBS Evening News
11/15/08 Three big city mayors seek share of bailout Associated Press
11/15/08 3 big-city mayors seek share of federal bailout Associated Press
11/13/08 Mayors, governors prod Congress for financial help Associated Press
10/19/08 Could Your Town Go Bankrupt? PARADE Magazine
10/13/08 Municipal Bonds Hurt by Credit Crisis National Public Radio
10/10/08 Global Credit Crunch Takes Toll on State Economies NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
10/6/08 Financial Crisis Takes a Toll on Already-Squeezed Cities New York Times
10/6/08 Poverty still plagues US cities: survey Reuters
10/3/08 Sweeping $700 Billion Financial Rescue Wins Final Approval NewsHour with Jim Lehrer
10/1/08 Financial Crisis Puts Potholes in City Funds NBC Nightly News
7/30/08 Housing Bill a Good Example of Putting Partisanship Aside The Hill's Congress Blog
7/23/08 State and Local Government: Report: Broader Taxing Powers Aid Localities Bond Buyer
7/1/08 Vacant homes spread blight in suburb and city alike Christian Science Monitor
6/26/08 Hispanic elected officials to honor Henry Cisneros at national conference San Antonio Business Journal
6/16/08 Mortgage crisis freeze civic projects Marketplace
6/1/08 Back to school for cities Detroit Free Press
4/24/08 The Frontlines of the Foreclosure Crisis CBS Evening News
3/11/08 Foreclosure Crisis has Ripple Effect USAToday
3/11/08 Business lobby raises alarm on budget debate Politico
3/11/08 Housing: Panel: Image of Triple-A Rating Has Been Tarnished by Subprime Crisis Bond Buyer
1/26/08 Building Costs Deal Blow to Local Budgets New York Times
1/9/08 Mortgage Crisis Crippling City Services? National Public Radio
1/8/08 Low-Income San Franciscans Get Boost Into Banking National Public Radio
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