Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 10/26/2020

DMO Update

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Quick Links

• New Climate Maps Show a Transformed United States – See how your city will be impacted over the next few decades.

• SCOTUS and the Seismic Shift: What Might it Mean for States and Local Governments?

• Local and State Governments Spent $9 Billion on Small Business Aid

Ideas for Cities

• The Office of Neighborhood Safety: How Governments Can Support Community-Driven Solutions

• Living Building Challenge

• Entrepreneurship Is the Vaccine for Urban Economies

Advisory Board Updates

• CVS Health to Partner with Long-term Care Facilities When COVID-19 Vaccine is Available

• Instacart, in partnership with ALDI, will support SNAP EBT for online groceries

• Fighting Privatization in a Time of Crisis – Join the National Education Association for this important discussion.

News for Democrats 

• Lawyers say they can’t find the parents of 545 migrant children separated by Trump administration

• The Issues That Divide People Within Each Party

• Senate Republicans Poised To Advance Barrett’s Nomination To The Supreme Court

Pic of the Week

We are fast approaching a cascade of tipping points that would herald a worst case climate change scenario.