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January 22, 2013

National League of Cities Announces Support of Gun Law Changes

The National Legaue of Cities has recently announced their support of national gun law changes, such as regiastration requirements and bans on assault weapons. Attached is a letter that was sent to Vice President Biden which outlines the position of…

January 8, 2013

National League of Cities Accepting Applications for Committees – Deadline Friday, January 25th.

Have you ever served on an NLC committee? Have you ever thought about serving? Well, now is the time to take action! NLC is accepting applications for their 2013 Full Policy and Advocacy Committees. Those who were committee members in…

January 7, 2013

Fiscal Cliff Summary and Cities Avoid Losing Exemptions on Federal Bonds

With Congress and the President passing legislation to avoid the fiscal cliff, cities had a significant victory in that they did not eliminate the tax exemption on federal municipal bonds. While this is great news for cities and villages, we…

December 18, 2012

New Handbook on MAP-21 Federal Transportation Program Now Available

A new resource for understanding the new federal transportation program, MAP - 21 is now available from Transportation 4 America here. This is aimed at helping those who will be wokring with or under the programs, better navigate his new…

December 18, 2012

Speaker and President Signal Hope on Fiscal Cliff Negotiations

The past few days Speaker Boehner and President Obama have indicated that they have put tax increases and debt reductions on the table beyond what they had previously stated they would accept, signaling a glimmer of hope that a resolution…

December 14, 2012

Fiscal Cliff Talks On/Off as Deadline Nears – Municipal Bonds at Risk

Speaker Boehner and the President had another meeting late last week, after a few days off and some intense rhetoric regarding their solutions on the fiscal cliff, the combination of the expiration of Bush-era tax credits and significant automatic budget…

December 11, 2012

Think The National Broadband Map is Inaccurate? You Can Have a Say!

You have an opportunity to help improve the accuracy of the National Broadband Map (NBM). The FCC recently released a request for comments to update and correct the Map. Comments are due January 4, 2013; reply comments are due January…

December 6, 2012

Contact Congress to Preserve Federal Tax Exemption on Municipal Bonds

As the debate over how to reduce the deficit continues, tax expenditures—including the federal exemption for municipal bonds—are going to be on the table. Please contact your congressional delegation and let them know how important this exemption is for communities.…

December 6, 2012

Tell President Obama to Keep Federal Transportation Funding in Budget Deal

Transportation For America has developed a tool that local leaders can sign on to urge President Obama to keep significant funding for multi modal transportation as part of the fiscal cliff negotiations. The deadline to sign the letter is 5pm…

November 30, 2012

Michigan Has Three Chairmen of 19 House Committee Posts

The House Republicans announced their committee chairmanships and three Congressmen from Michigan will be chairing committees for the next session. They are: Congressman Fred Upton - Energy and Commerce Congressman Mike Rogers - Intelligence Congressman Dave Camp - Ways and…

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