Tag: NCLM
For One Town, Perseverance and Connection Leads to Success
This article originally was published by WRAL in March 2020.
Through much of the 20th century, the City of Rockingham’s economy – like those in...
COVID-19 a Big Live-Drill for Telework
It was budget time in Fuquay- Varina, and though the COVID-19 pandemic had shaken up the pace of the world, kinked revenue streams and...
Cities’ Coffers Hit by Pandemic: A Look at Where Municipal Revenue...
Governments at all levels have a tough balancing act – expected to keep residents’ costs low while delivering all the in-demand services that keep...
Cities and the Pandemic: Coronavirus Brought Much of the World to...
I. LANDFALL
“I’ve been walking around thinking, ‘I’m in day 40-plus of a hurricane.” Pine Knoll Shores police chief Ryan Thompson drives through his beach...
Economic Update: You Decide: What ‘Letter’ Will the Economic Recovery Follow?
There is now little question among economists—and, I expect, most people also— that the economy is in a coronavirus-induced recession.
The definition of a recession...
Legislative Update: COVID-19 Crisis Highlights Broadband Inadequacies
As the COVID-19 crisis has closed schools and shut down businesses, it has also brought into sharp focus North Carolina’s digital divide—how some areas...
Advocacy Update: League Mobilizing for Advocacy Effort on COVID-19
There can be little doubt that the economic effects of the COVID-19 crisis will pose historic challenges to municipal governments across in North Carolina,...
Speaking Out: A Frustrating Time That Will Lead to an Inspired...
As my term as president of the North Carolina League of Municipalities comes to an end, the uncertain times that we live in remind...
On Mental Health: The More We Think About the Impact of...
But what’s harder to cope with is, for many, the fear that it’ll enter a personal circle, or the heavy knowledge that it already...
On Cybersecurity: Yes, There’s a Cybersecurity Angle to the Pandemic, Too
Sadly, you might have predicted it – disasters and crises always seem to attract the scams. From phishing to data theft to money theft...
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