Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 4/19/2021

DMO Update

• Join Philadelphia Council Member Derek Green, Detroit Council Member Scott Benson, Columbia Council Member Tameika Isaac Devine, and HomeServe for a webinar on what cities can do about aging water infrastructure. Register with HomeServe for this webinar.

• How DMOs can Celebrate the American Rescue Plan. Publish an op-ed in your local paper informing constituents on how Democrats have helped them.

• DMO supports statehood for Washington, DC, and encourages our members to pass local resolutions to ensure all Americans are represented in Congress.

Quick Links

• Cities Prepare to Spend Historic Sums of Federal Aid

• Whatever Climate Change Does to the World, Cities Will Be Hit Hardest

• Increasing Number of Americans Believe in Conspiracy Theories

Ideas for Cities

• The Road to Removing Police From Traffic Enforcement

• Syracuse Couldn’t Fine Its Way to Clear Sidewalks, So It’s Trying Something New

• What Other Places Can Learn From Santa Rosa’s Tent City

American Jobs Plan

• All In: Partnering with Community and Faith Organizations in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts

• FACT SHEET: The American Jobs Plan Supports Small Businesses

• FACT SHEET: Biden-Harris Administration Announces Initial Actions to Address the Gun Violence Public Health Epidemic

News for Democrats 

• Florida’s new ban on transgender students in sports would allow schools to subject minors to genital inspections

• Democrats to introduce bill to expand Supreme Court from 9 to 13 justices

• The Democratic Party is Growing Because We’re Delivering Results

Video of the Week

New from the White House – Getting America Back on Track