https://www.nlc.org/post/2017/12/14/nlc-statement-on-fcc-repeal-of-net-neutrality-regulations/
WASHINGTON — Following a vote today by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to dismantle net neutrality regulations, National League of Cities (NLC) President Mark Stodola, mayor of Little Rock, Arkansas,…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2020/06/10/supporting-small-businesses-during-covid-19-in-columbia-sc/
Columbia, South Carolina moved quickly to respond when COVID-19 was declared a health pandemic. Mayor Stephen Benjamin declared a state of emergency in March and Columbia’s City Council approved a…
WASHINGTON — February 8, 2017 — In a day of action on Capitol Hill, more than 35 executive directors and local leaders from more than 20 state municipal leagues have…
For the first eight months of the groundbreaking State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund grant program, enacted under the American Rescue Plan Act, local government grantees operated under an “interim…
https://www.nlc.org/people/david-edgerton-iii/
David Edgerton, III currently serves as the NLC Executive Office Intern. As an aspiring civil rights attorney, he will be attending Howard University School of Law this fall.
https://www.nlc.org/people/sara-boukdad/
Sara Boukdad is the Program Manager for the Local Democracy Initiative’s Cities Vote team at NLC.
https://www.nlc.org/people/meredith-trimble/
Meredith Trimble is a former municipal official and Town Council Acting Chair, who focused on strategic planning, annual budgeting, and bonded infrastructure projects.
https://www.nlc.org/post/2019/10/18/2019-nominating-committee-announced/
NLC President and Gary, Indiana, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has appointed a 14-member nominating committee that will be responsible for recommending a slate of officers and board members to lead NLC…
This post is part of a series on NLC’s Equitable Economic Development (EED) Fellowship. Last week, during the Equitable Economic Development (EED) Fellowship program closing retreat, I interviewed Ashford Hughes,…
https://www.nlc.org/article/2017/12/15/net-neutrality-is-just-the-tip-of-the-preemption-iceberg/
On Thursday, December 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted 3-2 to overturn the current network neutrality framework in its Restoring Internet Freedom order. The final order, which returns internet…