Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 6/6/2022

DMO Update

• DMO President Derek Green Statement on Roe Leak

• Have you made your annual contribution to DMO?

• DMO Welcomes Dominick Perkins As Our New Political Director

Quick Links

• Food Security as a Driver of Economic Mobility: Strategies for Local Governments

• What Cities Need to Know About Energy Efficiency Policies for Buildings

• Local Elected Officials Sign On Letter for Federal Legislation to Curb Gun Violence

Ideas for Cities

• What Counties and Cities Can Do To Curb Gun Violence in Texas – (And elsewhere!)

• Why Local Action Is Important to Combat Police Brutality and Racial Injustice

• As We Move Through the Pandemic, Here’s How to Fill Vacant Storefronts

Advisory Board Updates

• AFT – Teachers March to Ted Cruz’s Office in Search of Gun Violence Solutions

• HRC –  This Pride, the LGBTQ+ Community is in Crisis, State of Emergency

• SMART launches new organizing site to strengthen our union

News for Democrats

• House GOP campaign arm books $52M in fall TV ads

• Senate gun law negotiators working toward a deal by the end of the week

• FACT SHEET: The Biden-⁠Harris Administration Responds to Immediate Needs of the Community in the Buffalo and Uvalde Attacks

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 5/23/2022

DMO Update

• DMO President Derek Green Statement on Roe Leak

• Ron Galperin Names Blue Star Rising

• DMO Statement on the Leaked Decision to Overturn Roe

Quick Links

• State and Local Governments Shifting to ‘New Normal’ Workplace

• Taxis Are Making a Cautious Comeback

• This year’s Wear Orange against gun violence weekend is June 3-5

Ideas for Cities

• Dutch Startup Uses the Power of Bubbles to Remove Plastic From Rivers

• Here’s How to Get Infrastructure Funds to Smaller Cities

• Promising Local Practice in Road Safety: A Primer for Safer Streets

News for Democrats

• Biden Administration Approves First Operation Fly Formula Mission

• DNC Chair Harrison Holding Community Engagement Events Across the South

• A third round of free COVID test kits is available. Here’s how to order the at-home tests.

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 5/16/2022

DMO Update

• DMO Statement on the White Supremacist Attack in Buffalo – Local officials or law enforcement who suspect an upcoming white supremacist attack should contact their regional FBI field office.

• Ron Galperin Names Blue Star Rising

• DMO Statement on the Leaked Decision to Overturn Roe

Quick Links

• The Outlook for States and Localities if a Recession Hits

• The Latest Republican State Laws Undercutting Democratic Cities

• NLC – Your Infrastructure Questions Answered

Ideas for Cities

• How Rethinking Land Use Can Boost Local Government Revenue

• Accessing and Maximizing Infrastructure Funds

• The First City To Launch Its Own Bank

News for Democrats

• FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces Additional Steps to Address Infant Formula Shortage

• FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration’s “Internet for All” Initiative: Bringing Affordable, Reliable High-Speed Internet to Everyone in America

• Senator says Biden should consider Defense Production Act to boost baby formula supply

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 5/9/2022

DMO Update

• DMO 2022 May Day Report

• Angela Rogensues Named Blue Star Rising

• DMO Statement on the Leaked Decision to Overturn Roe

Quick Links

• DNC Digital Security Checklist

• Marijuana ‘Sin Tax’ Collections Show Signs of Outpacing Alcohol

• Cities Mobilize for Roe Reversal by Strengthening Abortion Safe Havens

Ideas for Cities

• Allocate city funds to support local abortion care, as pioneered by Austin, New York City, and Chicago

• Infrastructure Opportunities for Small Communities

• How Public Schools Are Going Net Zero

Advisory Board Updates

• UAW joins petition drive to send $15 minimum wage proposal to Michigan voters in November

• PPAF – Join the May 14th Day of Action for reproductive rights

• AFSCME – Report highlights need for state and local government jobs

News for Democrats

• Alabama ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth takes effect

• FACT SHEET: President Biden and Vice President Harris Reduce High-Speed Internet Costs for Millions of Americans

• Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signs law adding criminal penalties to abortion pill distribution via mail

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 5/2/2022

DMO Update

• DMO 2022 May Day Report

• Add your name – Update the Office of Management and Budget labor standards guidance.

• DMO Statement on the Leaked Decision to Overturn Roe

Quick Links

• Former Dayton Mayor Nan Whaley wins Democratic nomination in Ohio gubernatorial race

• Guns Are Now the No. 1 Cause of Death for Kids and Teens

• What Does Affordable Housing Do to Nearby Property Values?

Ideas for Cities

• Consider passing ordinances creating bubble and buffer zones to protect health care workers

• Protecting Reproductive Freedom in Cities and Counties During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Local Reproductive Freedom Index Special Report

• Library of local policies protecting reproductive freedom

News for Democrats

• Extremists Are Using Lies to Undermine America’s Public Schools: We Need to Take a Stand

• Inside the Apocalyptic Worldview of ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight’

• The Polling Is Clear: Stop Calling Abortion a “Divisive” Issue

Pic of the Week

Where abortion could be banned after Roe V. Wade

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 4/25/2022

DMO Update

• DMO Statement on the Ongoing Invasion of Ukraine

• Add your name – Update the Office of Management and Budget labor standards guidance.

• Contribute your annual membership dues at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• North Carolina First State to Prohibit Agencies From Paying Ransoms

• 5 Things Local Governments Need to Know About Short-term Vacation Rentals

• Men Going Home: From Life in Prison to Small Business Owner

Ideas for Cities

• Bet on Black Women for Smarter Cities

• Short on Workers, State and Local Governments Look to Retirees

• The Future of Work Is Green

News for Democrats

• DeSantis signs bill creating one of the nation’s only election police units

• Michigan Sen. McMorrow: Republicans ‘creating issue that doesn’t exist’ with education laws

• What to know about Title 42, the Trump-era policy now central to the border debate

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 4/18/2022

DMO Update

• DMO Blue Star Candidate Phillip Bailey wins his race for Glendale, WI Alderman.

• Help DMO improve our political marketplace for vendors that serve local campaigns.

• Contribute your annual membership dues at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• The Promise and Pitfalls of Tearing Down an Urban Freeway

• FBI Releases PIN on Ransomware Straining Local Governments and Public Services

• The Next American Migration: What Climate Change Means for the Future of Cities

Ideas for Cities

• L.A. hands out 100,000 doses of naloxone to fight opioid surge

• Pittsburgh Modernizes Waste Collection While Combating Climate Change

• Cities Try to Turn the Tide on Police Traffic Stops

News for Democrats

• Wave of union victories suggests union-busting consultants may have lost their sway

• Department of Education Announces State-by-State American Rescue Plan Funding for Colleges and Universities

• Republicans say they’re quitting the ‘biased’ Commission on Presidential Debates

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 4/11/2022

DMO Update

• DMO Blue Star Candidate Phillip Bailey wins his race for Glendale, WI Alderman.

• Help DMO improve our political marketplace for vendors that serve local campaigns.

• Contribute your annual membership dues at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Local Government Priorities in the Federal Budget

• Their guns fueled Chicago crime. When they broke the law, the ATF went easy – Is the AFT ignoring the merchants of violence in your community?

• State-by-State Analysis of American Rescue Plan Tax Credits for Families and Workers

Ideas for Cities

• Grant programs for broadband access: Understanding the basics

• Welcome to Your Friendly Neighborhood Mental Health Center

• 500 New Mothers in New York Will Soon Get Monthly Cash

News for Democrats

• Democrats circulate plan for changing 2024 nomination calendar, moving against Iowa and welcoming new early states

• After Governor Ivey Signs Anti-Transgender Bill, Alabama Families and Doctors Sue to Stop State’s Criminalization of Healthcare for Transgender Children and Adolescents

• Not just Florida. More than a dozen states propose so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills – These latest attacks use an old tactic, painting LGBT Americans as a danger to children.

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 4/4/2022

DMO Update

• Chris Roberts awarded DMO President’s Susan Burgess Award

• Help DMO improve our political marketplace for vendors that serve local campaigns.

• Contribute your annual membership dues at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Phishing Scam Targets Election Officials, FBI Warns

• State and Local Government Jobs Still Trailing Great Recession Lows

• Four New Federal Resources to Support Local COVID-19 Response

Ideas for Cities

• Using a Land Trust to Right Interstate Wrongs in the Twin Cities

• NYC’s First Net Zero Community Brings Housing to Storm-Ravaged Neighborhood

• To Reduce Traffic Congestion, Increase Local Micromobility

News for Democrats

• FACT SHEET: The Biden-⁠Harris Action Plan for Building Better School Infrastructure

• Blue States Enact New Laws to Create Abortion Havens

• Democrats are expected to advance SCOTUS nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to floor vote

Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 3/28/2022

DMO Update

• Chris Roberts awarded DMO President’s Susan Burgess Award

• Help DMO improve our political marketplace for vendors that serve local campaigns.

• Contribute your annual membership dues at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• The Big Local Transit Projects the Biden Administration Wants to Fund

• How Architects Are Building Refugee Centers for Ukrainians Fleeing War

• Why Pretrial Detention May Be Worse for Public Safety

Ideas for Cities

• Democracies Thrive When Cities Vote

• Bronx Tenants Celebrate Step to Becoming ‘Self-Landlords’

• A Virtuous Cash Grab: Albion Shows How Small Towns Can Thrive

News for Democrats

• Biden Administration Launches COVID.gov, a New One-Stop Shop Website for Vaccines, Tests, Treatments, Masks, and the Latest COVID-⁠19 Information

• White House vows to block abortion bans as Idaho signs 6-week ban into law

• Lynching is now a federal hate crime after a century of blocked efforts