Quick Links

• Mayor Briley Announces New Program To Address Health Disparities Among Pregnant Women And Babies

• Are Local Politics As Polarized As National? Depends on the Issue.

• Educators Look to End the Big Corporate Tax Giveaway – Are property tax breaks costing your schools money?

Ideas for Cities

• A Resolution Establishing a Select Committee on Pesticide Reduction

• How Participatory Budgeting Can Help Cities Modernize Services

• Boston Investing City Deposits In Support of Public Policy Goals

In Depth – Liberals and Conservatives Rely on Different Sets of Moral Foundations

• While we often think of voting as an act of rational self-interest, more often voting decisions are based on moral stances.

• Liberals tend to think that people are generally good and limited by circumstances, whereas conservatives think that people are generally selfish and want to restrict threats to social order.

• Lberals tend to make political decisions based on whether the policy will help/hurt people, and whether they are fair.

• Conservatives use those considerations, but also factor in loyalty to their ingroup, authority and respect, and purity/sanctity.

• Be deliberate about the moral framework and word choices you use when promoting policy and speaking to different political crowds.

News for Democrats

• When Was the Last Time American Children Were So Afraid?

• The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere just hit its highest level in 3 million years

• China to retaliate on $60B in U.S. goods, defying Trump’s warning

DMO Update

Quick Links

• New York City’s Green New Deal

• Work requirements for housing aid aren’t very effective, finds study

• Measles Cases Surpass 700 as Outbreak Continues Unabated – Read the text of NYC’s recent mandatory vaccination order.

Ideas for Cities

• Why a County Eliminated Degree Requirements for 82 Types of Jobs

• How to Inspire Girls to Become Carpenters and Electricians

• Free of Parking: Cities Have a Lot to Gain from Recycling Car-Centric Space

News for Democrats

• 16 Candidates Now Qualify For The First Democratic Primary Debates

• Warren – I’m calling for something truly transformational: Universal free public college and cancellation of student loan debt

• Beto O’Rourke calls for $5T to fight climate change

DMO Update

Quick Links

• Bills banning local plastic bag regulations use ALEC model

• How Las Vegas Stops Email-Borne Cyberattacks Pre-Delivery

• The Past, Present and Future of Community Development Financial Institutions

Ideas for Cities

• Helping Cities Find Equitable Ways to Assess and Reform Fines and Fees

• How Historic Ellicott City Plans to Survive the Next Flood

• Miami Beach’s Road Raising, Stormwater Climate Adaptation Plan Reviewed

News for Democrats

• Sanctuary City Mayors Respond to Trump’s Threat ‘With Open Arms’

• Why Democrats Are Falling Over Themselves To Find Small-Dollar Donors

•  An annotated guide to the redacted Mueller report

DMO Update

• Christine Senteno and Oliver Judd attended the NABTU Legislative Conference last week to learn about the challenges facing America’s workforce.

• DMO will be hosting our first Lobby Week during this year’s August Recess. Stay tuned to learn more about how you can participate.

• Register now for the upcoming “Cities, Labor, and Jobs” Roundtable in Raleigh, NC (4/24)

• Christine Senteno traveled to Columbus, OH last week to support the Ohio DMO’s Labor Roundtable.

• DMO will be hosting our first Lobby Week during this year’s August Recess. Stay tuned to learn more about how you can participate.

• Register now for the upcoming “Cities, Labor, and Jobs” Roundtable in Raleigh, NC (4/24)