Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 12/13/2021

DMO Update

• Have you made your $50 annual membership contribution to DMO this year?

• DMO Statement on Incoming National League of Cities President Vince Williams

• Happy Holidays from Democratic Municipal Officials!

Quick Links

• What U.S. Mayors Are Really Worried About

• 3 can’t-miss books published for public safety leaders in 2021

• America’s Housing Crisis Is a Disaster. Let’s Treat It Like One.

Ideas for Cities

• How Governments Can Minimize Harassment of Public Officials

• Local Fiscal Recovery Funds Playbook

• These Cities Have Ended Chronic Homelessness

Messaging – Biden Administration Economic Toplines

• The Biden economic agenda is getting people back to work and putting more money in Americans’ pockets.

• In total, the job creation in the first ten full months of the President’s administration is about 6 million jobs, a record for a new President.

• Thanks to the American Rescue Plan, the President and Congressional Democrats delivered significant tax cuts for working families.

• Tax cuts and rising wages for middle-class families mean that Americans on average have about $100 more in their pockets each month than they did last year.

• Americans are applying to start new businesses at a record rate, up about 30 percent compared to before the pandemic.

News for Democrats

• Biden aims to cut bureaucratic runaround for gov’t services

• Biden unveils “Building a Better America” branding – Starting Building a Better America at Build.gov.

• Jobless claims hit a new 52-year low