National League of Cities' (NLC) City Summit is just ahead in Charlotte -- Nov. 15-18岁——北卡罗来纳州的官员可以 注册 最低99美元(一天价格). City Summit brings together leaders from cities and towns of all sizes. This year's conference is expected to draw more than 3,500名地方民选官员, 市政工作人员, and local government experts for a four-day event to learn, 网络, and discover solutions that will strengthen America's cities and towns. 出席费用:
- North Carolina Officials: $99 (one-day rate)
- NLC会员:$500(全程会议)
- State Municipal League Member: $600 (full conference)
不是全国议会成员? Connect with Katrina Amos Washington, your regional representative, at 202-626-3151 or
washington@nlc.org.
Women are the majority of the United States, but only a slice of government leadership. On 市政方程式这一集, we talk with women -- including some League members -- working to turn the dial with research, 打破神话, 建立信任和商业案例. 太极拳也是.) We hear from the heads of the national League of Women in Government; Morrisville Council Member Liz Johnson, 美国总统.C. Women in Municipal Government; futurist Rebecca Ryan; and other local government officials who see positive trends but a lot of work to do. Oh, 但首先, we have to check in with a mayor -- Clayton's Jody McLeod -- and his mother, 刚刚在国家电视台引起轰动的人. 市政方程 is the League's biweekly podcast about cities and towns in changing times and can be subscribed to on iTunes, 谷歌玩，以及大多数音频流媒体应用程序. 所有剧集都可以在 一夜.com/municipalequation. 如果你的小镇有伟大的故事要讲， 联系了主持人兼制片人本·布朗.
The state's film grant program has new life per a bill Gov. 罗伊·库珀本周签署成为法律. "In particular, it lifts the sunset on the film grant program," the governor said of SB 582预算案 & 机构技术修正, which also addresses a variety of other spending and departmental matters. "The film industry creates jobs in North Carolina and we need to do more to bring certainty for the companies that come to our state." Wilmington Regional Film Commission Director Johnny Griffin 告诉 StarNews 报纸 that the change brings North Carolina's film grant program functionally closer to Georgia's. 该出版物还引用了 代表. 冬青田庄 of Wilmington that the change reassures productions that were considering North Carolina but were hesitant due to the sunset. N.C. 电影办公室 正在传播信息 也. “这资金, 现在在预算中标记为经常性, coupled with the recent elimination of the program's sunset date, demonstrates North Carolina’s long-term commitment to the film and entertainment industry."
在本周的其他立法新闻中，州长布朗. 罗伊·库珀否决了 2017年SB 656选举自由法案. 该法案寻求, 除此之外, to change the definition of "political party" by reducing the number of signatures needed to form a new one and for unaffiliated candidates to get ballot access eligibility. It also eliminated judicial primaries for the 2018 general election, 州长在他的 否决消息. 他在a中进一步解释 新闻稿.
The Insider State Government News Service noted also this week that the House removed three veto overrides from its calendar and sent them to its Rules Commttee. 所涉及的否决权包括一项 关于在报纸上刊登法律公告的法案. The removals came per a previously announced plan to hold only no-vote skeletal sessions for the moment, though the publication reported on Friday the possibility of the legislature returning in the coming week for an override session. 列出了所有与否决相关的操作 在立法机构的网站上.
National League of Cities issues the following message to local government officials:
As the tax reform debate heats up in Washington, federal leaders continue to target the state and local tax (SALT) deduction as a way to pay for tax cuts. Compromises to limit or restrict SALT have been proposed to gain votes, but we cannot give in to partial hits to cities. Local leaders must continue to stand up and tell Congress that cities and families cannot afford to pay for tax reform.
从 10月. 16–20, members of Congress will return home for a week in their districts, giving you the perfect opportunity to meet with your member of Congress and district director to show your support for SALT and tax-exempt municipal bonds.
点击这里 了解盐的事实及其重要性.
The next joint meeting between League members and Duke Energy to discuss issues surrounding the modernization of municipal street lighting will take place on 10月. 19从上午10:30开始.m. 到2点.m. 位于美国罗利的杜克能源办公室. 威尔明顿圣. 现在注册 为了这次会议, which will serve as a continuation of discussions that began after the League, in 2013, intervened in the Duke Energy Carolinas rate case before the North Carolina Utilities Commission. It’s an opportunity for Duke to check in with municipal customers to discuss outdoor lighting strategies, 即将到来的利率案件, 以及其他举措. 除了, League 立法 Counsel Erin Wynia will give a presentation on local regulation of small cell wireless systems. 点击这里 浏览完整议程. 联系人: 莎拉·柯林斯.
