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Isaac preparing to assume reins of mayors' group/ Colleagues free with praise
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Mayor Robert Isaac assumes a key role in the debate over issues
affecting the nation's cities when he becomes president of the U.S.
Conference of Mayors on Wednesday.
The high-profile post marks the pinnacle of Isaac's 11 years as
mayor of Colorado Springs. Although the conference's clout with
Congress and the White House is debatable, its 500 members include
some of the nation's most powerful big-city mayors.
The 62-year-old Republican will have a national forum for his
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Denver Mayor Issues Challenge to Candidates.(Wellington E. Webb asks for a change n relations between municipal governments and the federal government)(Brief Article)
Nation's Cities Weekly
; Denver Mayor Wellington E. Webb last week urged presidential candidates of both parties to embrace a new, 10-point agenda for American cities to transform the relationship between the federal government and the nation's cities and towns. The management of American cities and the capabilities of
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Mississauga Mayor and Council Asks Federal Government To Do The Right Thing for Cities
CCNMatthews Newswire
; MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIOMarketwire - Nov. 7, 2007) - Today at Council, Mississauga passed a resolution that agrees in principle to a 5 per cent Special Infrastructure Levy in 2008 to maintain Mississauga's infrastructure in good repair and preserve the quality of life for its citizens. The resolution
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NLC councilmember to senators: 'Stick with housing programs that work.' (Ken Bacchus, testifying for the National League of Cities, urged continued federal government involvement in economic development and housing programs)
Nation's Cities Weekly
; Councilmember Ken Bacchus of Kansas City, Missouri, testified on behalf of NLC, telling a Senate panel why federal involvement in housing, community and economic development funding and programs is important to cities and towns. Senator Christopher Bond (D-Mo chairman of the Senate VA/HUD
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MAKE UP OF TRIAD EXPECTED TO CHANGE; THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS LIKELY TO DROP HIGH POINT FROM THE AREA'S OFFICIAL DESIGNATION.(GENERAL NEWS)
The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC)
; High Point now appears almost certain to disappear from the Triad's official title, and Burlington likely will not get its name included either. The federal government released an updated version Tuesday of how it plans to define and name regions of the country when it publishes findings from the
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NLC urges feds: expand yield burning settlement: cooperation would help thousands of local governments.(the National League of Cities hopes the federal government's halting of municipal bond refinancing investigations of 83 local governments will set a precedent for other such investigations.)(Brief Article)
Nation's Cities Weekly
; Following what looks like a major breakthrough for cities and towns, NLC Immediate Past President Mark Schwartz wrote to key federal leaders last week to congratulate them for their efforts and to urge their support for using the breakthrough as a template for a possible industry-wide
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