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Quickly moving from newcomer to established voice, Melton has a step-by-step vision for the capital city. Jonathan Melton remembers clearly his first time speaking as a candidate for Raleigh City Council. Specifically, he remembers one crowd...

Slick overhaul more easily connects members, services Lengths of time, feedback analysis and strategy toward a nimbler experience—with North Carolina’s municipal officials always first in mind—have all led to the unveiling of a new, much-enhanced...

Over the course of the last few legislative sessions, we have seen local bills—and some of them passed into law, others not—mandating that local elections be changed from non-partisan to partisan. It’s a troubling...

The NC League of Municipalities’ most anticipated event, CityVision, took place in Winston-Salem this past April. To say this conference was a success is an understatement. CityVision 2024 saw sold-out, record-breaking attendance of over...

The League is launching its Accounting Instruction & Mentorship (AIM) program. The goal of this program is to improve the financial health of towns that have not historically had the resources and support available...

LEVERAGING BOTH HIS YOUTHFUL PERSPECTIVE AND A TRUE BELIEF IN CONNECTIONS, WALKER HAS BUILT MOMENTUM IN HIS HOMETOWN OF ROCKY MOUNT. Just about out of college and looking toward the future, TJ Walker visited his...

For several years now, NCLM’s Town & State Dinner held in Raleigh has been a rousing success, bringing state legislators and municipal officials together to break bread and connect on issues important to local...

For decades upon decades, humans have studied, romanticized, and maybe even hovered over the panic button when it comes to the concept of artificial intelligence, or AI, as a nebulous but certainly possible piece...

NORTH CAROLINA LEAGUE OF MUNICIPALITIES ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD OF DIRECTORS AT CITYVISION 2024 Durham Mayor Pro Tem Mark-Anthony Middleton will lead the North Carolina League of Municipalities as president over the next year. Middleton was chosen...

If there is one thing that always proves consistent about municipal officials in North Carolina each year, it is their desire to learn. To keep up with demand, we are offering even more topics...