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03/12/10 Updated National League of Cities Schedule: Valerie Jarrett Addressing Delegates on Monday, March 15
03/10/10 Jobs for America Act Vital for Economic Recovery
03/10/10 National League of Cities Participates in Launch of 2010 Census “Take 10” Challenge
03/09/10 Commerce and Small Business Administration Officials to Address Local Leaders
03/09/10 Members of Congress and Mayors to Announce New Jobs Plan Wednesday
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11/12/09 Remarks of Kathleen M. Novak, NLC President and Mayor of Northglenn, Colo., during Opening General Session at NLC's Congress of Cities in San Antonio, Texas

3/25/09 Testimony of NLC President Kathleen Novak before the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works

3/16/09 Remarks of NLC President Kathleen Novak, Mayor, Northglenn, Colo., during Opening General Session at NLC's 2009 Congressional City Conference.


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1/13/10 Shortfalls for US cities could reach $56 bln-report Reuters
12/8/09
Tear Down That House The New York Times (Op-Ed)

12/8/09
NLC to Obama: Cities Need Another Boost The Bond Buyer

12/6/09  Cities' Recession Deficist: Belated Blow to U.S. Economy?  Washington Post Writers Group

11/19/09 Mayors Sound Alarm Over Drop in City Revenues Wall Street Journal

11/4/09
Gates Foundation Awards $4-Million to Help 7 Cities Improve College-Completion Rates The Chronicle of Higher Education

10/22/09
Chicago Mayor Proposes Cuts In 2010 Budget National Public Radio

10/9/09 Report Highlights Youth Development Programs Sponsored by Cities Youth Today

9/1/09 Cities Brace for a Prolonged Bout of Declining Tax Revenues Wall Street Journal

9/1/09 Survey: Worst of recession has yet to hit U.S. cities' coffers CNN

8/17/09 Pothole on the Road to Recovery ABC World News

6/17/09 High School Alternatives Education Week

5/18/09 NLC Seeks New Muni Insurer The Bond Buyer

4/22/09 Cities Mull How to Sell ‘Green’ Agendas The New York Times, Green Inc. Blog

4/19/09 Looking for lessons on how to go 'green' The Oregonian

3/16/09 Holder Encourages Cities to Apply for Police Funds Associated Press

3/12/09 Small U.S. businesses hit by "retail meltdown": survey Reuters

2/6/09 NLC-Led Insurer Plan Gets Boost The Bond Buyer

2/4/09 84% of cities in money trouble CNN Money

2/4/09 U.S. City Financial Strains Highest Since 1980s, Survey Reports Bloomberg

1/13/09 Report: Issuers, Create Your Own Enhancer The Bond Buyer

12/19/08 Dark cloud hovers over 63% of city leaders USA Today

11/17/08 Cities In Distress CBS Evening News

10/13/08 Municipal Bonds Hurt by Credit Crisis National Public Radio

10/10/08 Global Credit Crunch Takes Toll on State Economies NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

10/6/08 Financial Crisis Takes a Toll on Already-Squeezed Cities New York Times

10/6/08 Poverty still plagues US cities: survey Reuters

10/3/08 Sweeping $700 Billion Financial Rescue Wins Final Approval NewsHour with Jim Lehrer

7/30/08 Housing Bill a Good Example of Putting Partisanship Aside The Hill's Congress Blog

6/16/08 Mortgage crisis freeze civic projects Marketplace

 

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