Don't delay your registration for the League’s first-ever 小镇 & State Dinner, scheduled for May 29 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center.
空间有限 for this exclusive advocacy event, providing you the opportunity to be with your legislators in a more intimate environment perfect for networking and strengthening relationships. Join us in celebrating state and local leaders who have worked so hard to advocate for municipalities and their residents. Members will hear the latest policy updates from 政府. Roy Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore, Attorney General Josh Stein, and fellow leaders.
This League sponsored dinner gives you the chance to spend time socializing with your legislator. While the League will be inviting legislators, a personal invitation directly from their constituents means more. After you register yourself, be sure to give your legislator a call and personally invite him or her to join you for dinner. 的 League is extending electronic and printed invitations to legislators directly. Legislators do not need to register; instead they can RSVP directly to
小镇&StateDinner@hntcwedding.com. For this year’s legislative short session, the 小镇 & State Dinner is being held in lieu of 小镇 Hall Day.
A lack of access to high-speed broadband affects communities of every size in North Carolina, and the League invites you to learn the fundamentals about community-led broadband. Join NCLM 立法 Counsel Erin Wynia on Thursday, May 10, at 10 a.m., for the 社区宽带 Basics webinar. 的 webinar will include highlights of the League’s 新宽带报告:关键词, explanations of technology, broadband public-private parnterships, the state's legal landscape, and tips on how to bring broadband networks to your community. 提前登记. Instructions for joining the webinar will be included in your registration confirmation.
Of all the political, economic and cultural concerns of today, the “urban-rural divide” is no slouch. But sometimes it’s oversimplified, devoid of nuance, or turned into an adversarial narrative (i.e. “城市与. rural”), instead of carefully analyzed for greater-good fixes. On this episode of 市政方程 ——365足彩下载的 两周一次的播客 about cities and towns in the face of change -- we delve into a recent report that pulls apart that narrative and gives us a different way of looking at this “divide,” and shows us how urban and rural may be more linked than one might think. Christiana McFarland of the National League of Cities joins us.
播客新成员? 的 latest episode is a great place to start, but we have heaping topics in our 过去事件的银行: broadband; police recruitment; public outreach; generational change; the sharing economy; driverless cars; craft beer; creative economic development; and many more. Have an idea for an episode? Or feedback on one we've already done? Reach out to host/producer 本•布朗.
的 Economic Census is just ahead, and it's a vital collector of business data for economic development. Conducted every five years with the business sector, "it is a cornerstone of many Census Bureau and other federal statistical programs that provide timely information on the health of the U.S. economy," said a Census Bureau
本月通讯. Local officials should encourage businesses in their area to respond. 的 Bureau has created a number of
explainers and promotional materials 帮助.
现在, 第一次, the Economic Census will be conducted almost entirely online for accessibility and ease, a change from the paper-and-mail system of before. 人口调查局, 然而, sent letters to nearly 4 million business locations to inform them that the process has begun. 的 Economic Census "provides industry and market statistics at the national, state and local levels and gives businesses the information they need to make informed decisions," 根据 program literature.