Taking the Field: An Expansive ARP Service Line
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...
Sen. Lazzara, Rep. Bell are NCLM’s 2022 Community Champions
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...
NCLM Members Select New Officers, Board Members
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...
For Policymakers, Short-Term Rental Focus Continues
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...
Firefighters Cancer Legislation Provides Help and Balance
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...
Cities, Towns Grapple with Labor Shortage: Public Works, Utilities Among the...
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...
Local Spotlight: Fuquay-Varina
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...
ARP Corner: The American Rescue Plan in Action
The American Rescue Plan offers a generational opportunity for our municipalities, not just to recover from the pandemic, but to thrive well into the...
The Infrastructure Bill: What’s in It and What It Means for...
Cities, towns, and villages have been calling on Congress to get to work on an infrastructure package since 2016, and on November 15, 2021,...
Taking the Field: Keeping Up with Pension System Demands
It may largely fly under the public radar, but cities and towns have been paying significantly more into the Local Government Employees’ Retirement System...