{"id":2739,"date":"2014-01-14T10:22:00","date_gmt":"2014-01-14T14:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.mml.org\/wp\/inside208\/?p=2739"},"modified":"2014-01-14T10:22:00","modified_gmt":"2014-01-14T14:22:00","slug":"expand-your-influence-apply-for-a-national-league-of-cities-policy-and-advocacy-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mml.org\/inside208\/2014\/01\/14\/expand-your-influence-apply-for-a-national-league-of-cities-policy-and-advocacy-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Expand Your Influence: Apply for a National League of Cities Policy and Advocacy Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"

Have you ever wanted to engage more in federal policy? Now is your chance! The National League of Cities is accepting applications for their full Policy and Advocacy\u00a0Committees. There are several committees to choose form, including Community and Economic Development; Energy, Environment and Natural Resources; Finance, Administration and Intergovernmental Relations; Human Development; Information Technology and Communications; Public Safety and Crime Prevention; Transportation Infrastructure and Services. You do not need to be a\u00a0 member city of NLC to participate in the full committees (you do need to be a member to serve on each Steering Committee). The full committees meet at NLC’s two major events each year – the Congressional Cities Conference and the Congress of Cities and Exposition. If you are interested, the deadline to submit your application is Friday, January 24th. To apply, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Summer Minnick is Director of Policy Initiatives and Federal Affairs. She can be reached at 517-908-0301 or sminnick@mml.org<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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