Tag: NCLM
NCLM Members Select New Officers, Board Members
Kings Mountain Mayor Scott Neisler to lead NCLM over next year
Strong organizations require strong leadership, and the most recent elections of officers and board...
For Policymakers, Short-Term Rental Focus Continues
Looking at a pressing issue this legislative session
In April, two people were killed and 14 others injured when a party being held in a...
Taking the Field: Keeping Up with Pension System Demands
It may largely fly under the public radar, but cities and towns have been paying significantly more into the Local Government Employees’ Retirement System...
The Infrastructure Bill: What’s in It and What It Means for...
Cities, towns, and villages have been calling on Congress to get to work on an infrastructure package since 2016, and on November 15, 2021,...
‘Hometown Carolina’ Highlights Diverse Character of NC Cities and Towns
The individual character of North Carolina’s cities and towns matters, and the NC League of Municipalities, working with WRAL-TV in Raleigh, is working to...
Local Spotlight: Fuquay-Varina
On a recent drive, Southern City rolled through the ever-growing Wake County town of Fuquay-Varina and stopped at a few spots for photos of...
Cities, Towns Grapple with Labor Shortage: Public Works, Utilities Among the...
It seems inconsistent: pandemic-related, record-level job losses while employers report their own hardships in finding workers. But that’s the nature of what analysts have...
Firefighters Cancer Legislation Provides Help and Balance
For several years, North Carolina firefighters have sought changes to the state’s workers’ compensation system to create a legal presumption that certain cancers were...
Mayor Karen Alexander: Through Leadership, a Legacy
Through calmness and confidence and the overcoming of crises, Alexander exits her yearlong League presidency having made a significant impact.
Karen Alexander’s year as the...
Deep Ties: Senator Natalie Murdock Has Lived Public Service
The league’s quarterly legislator Q&A
In talking with Sen. Natalie Murdock, a Democrat representing the Durham area, it doesn’t take long to recognize her enthusiasm...