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Attacking Disparities in Education for Employment
 Why is the American Dream just a dream for so many Americans? A panel of experts focuses on the disparities in education, job preparation and employment opportunities for the 21st century workforce and what it will take to eliminate disparities and make the dream a reality. |
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Bringing Down Barriers to Affordable Housing
 This presentation is one of a series of NLC roundtable discussions on removing barriers to affordable housing and home ownership in America’s cities. Panelists participate in a vigorous debate on what has to happen at the national, state, and local levels to make the American Dream possible for all citizens. |
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NLC "Celebrating 75 Years of Service"
 This retrospective celebrates the 75 years in which the National League of Cities became the largest and most effective organization representing municipal governments. The mission of NLC has always been to serve as an advocate for the cities at the national level and strengthen cities as centers of opportunity at the local level. |
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Connecting Citizens and Their Government
 The democratic ideals envisioned by America’s founding fathers are best demonstrated at the local level with citizen and government cooperation. Connecting Citizens and Their Government is the timeless agenda of NLC’s 1997 President Mark Schwartz, an agenda which highlights the themes of trust, cooperation, civility and responsibility. |
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NLC Roundtable: "Is the Federal-State-Local Relationship being Dismantled?"
 A failure in the northeast power grid serves as a metaphor for the grid connecting state, local and federal governments. Is there a similar disconnect in inter-governmental cooperation while administrators at all levels confront increased responsibilities with diminished resources? |
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"...together, there is nothing we can't accomplish"
 video report on NLC activities in 2003 and anticipation of 2004 challenges.
“Never forget who you are. You are the local elected officials of America. You come to work each and every day and give your guts for the people of your community Be proud of who you are. Be clear in your purpose. I will tell you there is nothing we can’t do together and there is no group of people I would rather stand with than the people in this room.” - John DeStefano Jr. mayor of New Haven, Connecticut, NLC President
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Roundtable on Fiscal Crisis
 Panelists discuss the impact of federal policy on state and local financial burdens. For example, demands for homeland defense spending fall heavily on local governments that provide the first responders to deal with emergencies. Similarly, the national appropriations do not match the expectations of the mandated educational requirements of “No Child Left Behind”. With increasing needs and diminishing revenues, what are the appropriate contributions and roles of the federal, state, and local governments in ensuring the health, safety and welfare of American citizens? |
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Undoing Racism: The Campaign to Promote Racial Justice
 Racial issues are central to quality of life issues for a vast proportion of Americans and prevent fulfillment of the promise for equality inherent in our country's founding documents. NLC asks officials to promote racial justice in four phases: to take stock and critically examine the cities; to implement initiatives appropriate to the context of the specific cities; to communicate their ideas and share their stories; and to envision the future by asking ‘where do we go from here?’ |
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