Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 8/22/2022

DMO Update

• DMO Statement on the Inflation Reduction Act

• Looking to manage your city or board’s internal business? Try out Boardable, DMO will be happy to refer you.

• Get your council involved with DMO – NationalDMO.org/join

Quick Links

• After Police Chief’s Racist Tirade, Mississippi City Lands in Court

• “The Street Project” Shows How America’s Streets Are “Deadly by Design” – And How That Can Change

• Fire is Responsible for Quarter of US Forest Loss Since 2021

Ideas for Cities

• New England Cities Fight Abortion Misinformation With Truth-in-Ads Laws

• How America’s First ‘Heat Officers’ Are Cooling Miami and Los Angeles

• Reducing Gun Violence: A Complicated Problem Can’t Be Solved With Just One Approach

News for Democrats

• $4 Trillion: How The Biden Administration’s Legislative Successes Became Reality

• Heed Us: Scapegoating Trans People Endangers Everyone

• STATE FACT SHEETS: How the Inflation Reduction Act Lowers Energy Costs, Creates Jobs, and Tackles Climate Change Across America