Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 1/27/2020

DMO Update

• Plan on attending the Democratic National Convention this July? Fill out this quick survey to help DMO create programming for you.

• Are you connected with DMO on social media? Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.

• Start the year off on the right foot with your $50 membership contribution. Support your voice in national politics at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Housing Discrimination Made Summers Even Hotter – Wealthy neighborhoods can be 12 degrees cooler than their redlined counterparts.

• NLC Webinar: Census Data Privacy and Security

• A Freeze on Public-Housing Evictions in Richmond, Virginia

Ideas for Cities

• #TechYourself Guide to Deep Canvassing

• The Next Campaign Text You Get May Be From a Friend

• Are tenants in your community facing a difficult legal challenge? Contact Noelle Porter at the National Housing Law Project to connect to their national network of housing experts.

News for Democrats 

• DNC begins multi-million ‘battleground’ investment in six states won by Trump

• ‘This Will Be the Biggest Loss of Clean Water Protection the Country Has Ever Seen’: Trump Finalizes Clean Water Rule Replacement

• Trump moves to gut Obama housing discrimination rules

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 1/20/2019

DMO Update

• Plan on attending the Democratic National Convention this July? Fill out this quick survey to help DMO create programming for you.

• Are you connected with DMO on social media? Be sure to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for the latest updates.

• Start the year off on the right foot with your $50 membership contribution. Support your voice in national politics at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Tax Incentives Fail to Spur Broad Economic Growth, Study Finds

• Economics in Brief:  Could Raising the Minimum Wage Help Prevent Suicides?

• The Unequal Burden of Urban Lead

Ideas for Cities

• Four Strategies Community Colleges Are Using to Connect Their Students to Employment

• Get Your City Cyber Ready with CISA’s Cyber Essentials

• The Remaking of Martin Luther King Streets

News for Democrats 

• The Iowa Caucuses Are In 17 Days. What’s Going On In The Early States?

• 4 Takeaways From The Final Democratic Debate Before The Iowa Caucuses

• Durbin complains Senate Democrats in the dark about impeachment rules

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 1/13/2019

DMO Update

• Philadelphia Cities, Labor, and Jobs Roundtable, January 17th

• Join the first Council of State Chapters call of the year, this Friday at 4pm ET, 1pm PT. Contact Christine.Senteno@NationalDMO.org for details.

• Start the year off on the right foot with your $50 membership contribution. Support your voice in national politics at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Kansas City Sues Gunmaker and Others Over Alleged Firearm Trafficking

• ACEEE Webinar: City Resilience Plans

• Counties, cities, states step up on climate as Trump administration steps back

Ideas for Cities

• How Local Governments Can Act On Earth Day 2020

• The Surprising Link Between Parks and Violence Prevention

• For Rural Drug Users, Finding Clean Needles Might Mean Looking in the Mail

News for Democrats 

• The Other Swing Voter – We typically think of swing voters as shifting between parties. But what about those who switch between voting and staying home?

• How to watch Tuesday night’s Democratic debate

• Buttigieg’s Infrastructure Plan Calls for a National Vision Zero

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 1/6/2019

DMO Update

• Tomorrow: DMO Labor Round Table in Chicago – January 7th, 10am

• Start the year off on the right foot with your 2020 membership contribution. Support your voice at the DNC now at NationalDMO.org/donate.

• Want to join an interactive telephone town hall event with the Democratic candidates for President? Register now to participate in the discussion.

Quick Links

• Local Reproductive Freedom Index

• Big Cities Mostly Prepared to Weather Next Recession, Report Says

• Cindy Lerner Named Blue Star Rising Candidate

Ideas for Cities

• Everytown for Gun Safety’s City Gun Violence Reduction Insight Portal

• Turning a Vast, Post-Industrial Wilderness Into a Park in Pittsburgh

• Kansas City Adopts a Tenants Bill of Rights

News for Democrats

• Trump’s assassination of Soleimani: Five things to know

• Tariffs Drove Manufacturing Job Losses, Fed Report Says

• Julián Castro Endorses Elizabeth Warren

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 12/30/2019

Have a safe and happy New Years!

DMO Update

• Save the date for the DMO Labor Round Table in Chicago – January 7th, 10am

• Want to grow the power of local Democrats in 2020? Email Christine.Senteno@NationalDMO.org to learn about joining or starting a DMO state chapter.

• There’s still time to send in your 2019 membership contribution. Support your voice at the DNC now at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Energy Efficiency Impact Report

• Legal Considerations for Carbon Mitigation by Cities

• The Cities Refugees Saved

Ideas for Cities

• Learn more about how Democrats can celebrate an inclusive Religious Freedom Day

• A Community Plan to Reinvest in Birmingham’s Black Business District

• Three Reasons We Still Build Like It’s 1900 – Does your residential zoning allow homes to be built off-site?

News for Democrats

• Supreme Court Lets Martin v. Boise Stand: Homeless Persons Cannot Be Punished for Sleeping in Absence of Alternatives

• Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change

• Rep. John Lewis battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer – Our thoughts and prayers are with Representative Lewis in his fight against cancer.

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 12/23/2019

DMO Update

• Save the date for the DMO Labor Round Table in Chicago – January 7th, 10am

• Is there a policy issue DMO should take action on in 2020? Email Nils.Robbins@NationalDMO.org with your thoughts.

• Have you sent in your 2019 membership contribution? Support your voice in national politics now at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbia, SC testifies on the local impact of climate change in front of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform

• Treasury Issues Final Opportunity Zone Regs

• How do efficiency programs serve low-income communities? New study takes a look.

Ideas for Cities

• Cities and States Look to Tap More Tax Revenue From Expensive Real Estate Sales

• How Pittsburgh Made Progress Bridging the Opportunity Gap with Summer Programs

• New York City Unveils a Next-Generation Trash Can

News for Democrats

• Trump Completed His Takeover Of The GOP In 2019

• 6 Takeaways From The 6th Democratic Debate

• Nancy Pelosi won’t commit to sending articles of impeachment to Senate

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 12/16/2019

DMO Update

• Save the date for the DMO Labor Round Table in Chicago – January 7th, 10am

• Is there a policy issue DMO should take action on in 2020? Email Nils.Robbins@NationalDMO.org with your thoughts.

• Have you sent in your 2019 membership contribution? Support your voice in national politics now at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• South Florida’s leaders must take bold action now to save the region from the threats posed by the warming climate – By DMO President Emeritus Cindy Lerner

• For First Time in Seven Years, Cities Anticipate Revenue Decline

• America After Climate Change, Mapped

Ideas for Cities

• How Local Governments Can Act on Earth Day 2020

• Opportunity Zones: What Cities Should Know

• Kansas City to Make Public Transit Free

News for Democrats

• Democrats set four debates in January and February in early primary states

• House Slated To Impeach Trump This Week — How It Will Work And What Comes Next

• There’s still time to set up a debate watch party for Thursday’s Democratic Debate.

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 12/9/2019

DMO Update

• DMO Blue Star Rising Candidate Van Johnson Wins Savannah Mayoral Race

• Is there a policy issue DMO should take action on in 2020? Email Nils.Robbins@NationalDMO.org with your thoughts.

• Have you sent in your 2019 membership contribution? Support your voice at the DNC now at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• The City Known for ‘Sewer Socialists’ Actually Has Great Sewers

• City Bonds May Be Hit by Climate Change. Moody’s Can Now See How – Being unprepared for climate change will now affect your city’s credit.

• Mayors to Presidential Hopefuls: Listen to Cities

Ideas for Cities

• Resolution supporting NLC’s 2020 Cities Lead Platform

• Regreening Cities: Strategies to Build Resilience and Community

• Los Angeles Asks Residents to Design Their Own Parks

News for Democrats

• Almost 700,000 to Lose Food Stamp Benefits Under Finalized Trump Administration Rule

• 2020 Personal Story Bank – Share your story with the DNC to help elect Democrats in 2020.

• There Are Now 18 House Republicans Retiring. What Does This Mean For 2020?

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 12/2/2019

DMO Update

• Wishing luck to Blue Star Rising candidate Van Johnson in his election for Mayor of Savannah today! You can still support him at VanSav2019.com.

• Join tomorrow’s DMO Policy Council call at 3pm ET / 12pm PT. Email Nils.Robbins@NationalDMO.org for details.

• Have you made your $50 annual membership contribution to DMO? Support us this Giving Tuesday at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• When Cities Don’t Accept Cash For Public Services

• Wage Inequality Has Surged in American Cities

• City Council passes new gun regulation in spite of state’s preemption law

Ideas for Cities

• New City Guide on Preemption

• Local Election Officials Can Get Free Election Auditing Software from the Feds

• How St. Louis Took a Proactive Approach to E-Scooter Regulation

News for Democrats

• Kamala Harris Drops Out Of Presidential Race

• Trump abused power of presidency, Dems conclude in impeachment report

• Here Are The Presidential Candidates Women Have Been Donating To

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 11/25/2019

DMO Update

• Thank you to everyone who joined DMO for our National Breakfast Meeting last Friday, especially Secretary Julián Castro!

• Stacey Abrams endorses Van Johnson for Mayor of Savannah

• Philadelphia Councilman Derek Green receives DMO’s Susan Burgess President’s Award

Quick Links

• Top 10 Moments at City Summit 2019

• Mayor Bill Peduto To Continue Legal Battle After Judge Tosses Laws Limiting Assault Weapons, Ammunition In Pittsburgh

• Municipal Workforces Don’t Always Reflect a City’s Population. Now, More Cities are Naming Chief Diversity Officers

Ideas for Cities

• When a deep red town’s only grocery closed, city hall opened its own store. Just don’t call it ‘socialism.’

• How to Grow the Wealth of Poor Neighborhoods From the Bottom Up

• Local Governments Offer Tips on Deep Frying a Thanksgiving Turkey Without Burning the House Down – Seasonal PSAs can be a fun way to engage with the community while promoting public safety.

News for Democrats

• Views from North Carolina – See what Obama/Trump voters are saying in 2019

• The First Round of Impeachment Hearings Are Over. Now What?

• Dem 2020 primary casts long shadow over battle for Senate