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The stomach-turning, caught-on-video death of George Floyd in police custody on May 25 in Minneapolis sparked several, well defined conversations across the U.S. and beyond. One came in the form of heavy public scrutiny...

As the COVID-19 pandemic has hit our towns, cities, state and nation, I have been quoted in recent weeks in both state and national publications stating that these days have brought the most daunting...

Cabarrus County and City of Kannapolis recognized with N.C. Excellence in Communications Awards The City of Kannapolis and Cabarrus County Communications Departments were among 21 North Carolina governments to earn recognition in the 2020 North...

Potholes don’t vote. Go to enough municipal board meetings and odds are you’ll hear someone, at least once, remind us. At the municipal level are daily maintenance and development issues accomplished generally without relevance to...

Over the course of its history, the N.C. League of Municipalities’ advocacy efforts have been primarily state focused, whether that has meant advocating to state legislators for more local control, better infrastructure or sensible...

Willis puts his youth and varied background—business owner, educator, radio host—to work to move his hometown forward Ben Willis is in the business of providing service. Cities, businesses, schools, community college — that’s what these institutions...

Cary Council Member Jennifer Robinson is the new president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities in a freshly elected League Board of Directors, comprising new and continuing members. The election results were announced...

The 2020 legislative session may have been surreal in some respects – committee meetings by Zoom, in-person meetings sometimes devoid of lobbyists and other observers (still listening remotely, of course), and nightly protests down...

Cary Councilmember Jennifer Robinson becomes new League presidents. The League is the unified voice and vision of North Carolina’s municipalities, furthering goals through collective action. We are a full-service association—working for cities and towns, led...

The last few months have been unquestionably the most challenging time facing local governments and locally elected officials in decades. As my term as president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities begins, I...