Police Training in Focus: League Offerings Timely with National Dialogue
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...
Taking the Field: Complex Problems Require Strong Cities and Local Responses
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...
Talk of Our Towns
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...
Municipal Caucus: The Lawmakers Bringing City Government Experience to the General Assembly
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...
The Campaign for Revenue Replacement
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...
Lenoir Councilman Ben Willis: A True Public Servant
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...
League Update: CityVision 2020: League Installs New Board Members, ‘Zooms’ Series of Educational Sessions...
Cary Council Member Jennifer Robinson is the new president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities in a freshly elected League Board of Directors,...
Legislative Update: COVID-19 Dominates Legislative Process and Policy
The 2020 legislative session may have been surreal in some respects – committee meetings by Zoom, in-person meetings sometimes devoid of lobbyists and other...
Board Update: NCLM Elects 2020-21 Board of Directors
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....
Speaking Out: Finding a Better Way Forward
The last few months have been unquestionably the most challenging time facing local governments and locally elected officials in decades. As my term as...
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Citizen Engagement with Local Government
A good rhythm of awareness and trust between local governments and their citizenries—it’s ever the goal, achievable and rewarding, but the work to build...
