Talk of Our Towns
Across North Carolina our towns are allocating resources, creating innovative approaches, and doing all in their power to support local businesses and nonprofits. From...
That One Click Can Set You Back 10 Years
NCLM training ups cities' cyber defenses, awareness.
It was March 18, a little after 8:30 p.m., when Shelby Police Chief Jeff Ledford got the call...
Taking the Field: North Carolina Can Wait No Longer for Broadband...
Roughly a year ago now, I spoke to the members of Gov. Roy Cooper’s broadband task force and noted how, from the viewpoint of...
‘Advancing League Leaders’ to Boost Talent Within
New staff advancement program launched in November.
Municipal leaders across North Carolina know, among other core functions, the League’s array of programs for general education,...
NCLM Board Forms Racial Equity Task Force
As the challenging year of 2020 comes to close, the N.C. League of Municipalities and its Board of Directors made the decision that its...
Advancing Municipal Leaders
A virtual on-demand education program.
Education has been a top-of-the-list priority for the League for decades. For our mayors and council members, we work to...
A Focus on Rural Utilities
When the Pew Charitable Trust’s publication Stateline took a look at struggling rural water and sewer systems around the country earlier this year, the...
Speaking Out: Finding a Better Way Forward
Over the last several months, the NCLM Board of Directors and its leadership have been grappling with questions of how our organization can best...
N.C. Towns Find Ways to Support Residents, Keep Public Systems Afloat
Jacksonville, Hillsborough and cities across the state show how local resiliency and community assistance can be one in the same.
As with nearly every aspect...
Race, Policy, Police, Protest: Municipal Officials Reflect
In classroom history books of the future, the year 2020 is likely to have its own chapter, if not several. You can live under...
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