USCM “shocked and dismayed” at Congress’ failure to fund Energy Block Grant 9th July 2008 The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee’s failure to fund a new Energy Efficiency Block Grant program has the Washington-based U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM)
Report: Federal IT spending growth slowing, but still healthy 9th July 2008 INPUTs five-year Federal IT Market Forecast predicts that IT contract spending by the federal government will grow 4.1 percent annually over the next
PTI promotes community engagement 7th July 2008 The Washington-based Public Technology Institute (PTI) has launched an initiative to promote city and county governments’ use of multi-channel citizen contact and service delivery systems
postcards 1st July 2008 Show me the money? During the tough economic times that are gripping the nation, Huntington, W.Va., Mayor David Felinton is refusing a pay raise. In June,
NLC program helps integrate immigrants 1st July 2008 The Washington-based National League of Cities is launching a new program to help city officials integrate immigrants into their communities. The Immigrant
Don’t talk funny 1st July 2008 Leave it to the British to remind us how to use their language. Last December, The Local Government Association (LGA) issued a list of 100 non words it
Seat at the table 1st July 2008 After the fiasco of the 2000 presidential election, when Florida’s voting process threw the nation into an electoral crisis, Congress proposed standards
Ahead of the curve 1st July 2008 Long before it was cool to be green, King County, Wash., Executive Ron Sims was interested in environmental issues. In fact, in 1988, as a county councilmember,
N.H. goes green 1st July 2008 On June 11, New Hampshire joined a 10-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), passing a law in which the state mandated efforts to reduce pollution.
New NACo leader wants partnership 1st July 2008 This month, Don Stapley, county supervisor for Maricopa County, Ariz., will be named president of the Washington-based National Association of Counties
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020