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The North Carolina League of Municipalities is a one-stop shop for its members. In practice, this means that we are whatever you—our cities and...

Honor recognizes legislators’ work representing the needs of cities and towns. Sen. Michael Lazzara and Rep. John Bell have been named this year’s Community Champions...

Kings Mountain Mayor Scott Neisler to lead NCLM over next year Strong organizations require strong leadership, and the most recent elections of officers and board...

Looking at a pressing issue this legislative session In April, two people were killed and 14 others injured when a party being held in a...

For several years, North Carolina firefighters have sought changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system to create a legal presumption that certain cancers were...

It seems inconsistent: pandemic-related, record-level job losses while employers report their own hardships in finding workers. But that’s the nature of what analysts have...

On a recent drive, Southern City rolled through the ever-growing Wake County town of Fuquay-Varina and stopped at a few spots for photos of...

The American Rescue Plan offers a generational opportunity for our municipalities, not just to recover from the pandemic, but to thrive well into the...

Cities, towns, and villages have been calling on Congress to get to work on an infrastructure package since 2016, and on November 15, 2021,...

It may largely fly under the public radar, but cities and towns have been paying significantly more into the Local Government Employees’ Retirement System...

The individual character of North Carolina’s cities and towns matters, and the NC League of Municipalities, working with WRAL-TV in Raleigh, is working to...

Through calmness and confidence and the overcoming of crises, Alexander exits her yearlong League presidency having made a significant impact. Karen Alexander’s year as the...

The league’s quarterly legislator Q&A In talking with Sen. Natalie Murdock, a Democrat representing the Durham area, it doesn’t take long to recognize her enthusiasm...

You can stroll one of the top riverwalks in the country, absorb emerging issues, network with colleagues from around the state and tour the...

The 2021 session of the General Assembly proved to be the longest in the state’s history. Even as the year ended, legislators continued to...

Over the past year, cities and towns across North Carolina have faced monumental and unprecedented challenges due to the global pandemic. Those same challenges...

How federal ARP dollars can address local water, sewer, and other infrastructure needs. INTRODUCTION North Carolina cities and towns will receive $1.3 billion in federal American...

All across our state, cities and towns implement transformational changes when given the opportunity. The case studies presented here highlight that leadership and showcase...

Wilmington, doing amazing work to its riverfront vista and downtown pedestrian-scape, was buzzing on the day Southern City visited for some fond photography. No...

Struggling to figure out how to best spend your American Rescue Plan funds? Here is a sampling of eligible spending areas explicitly referenced by...