Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 3/8/2021

DMO Update

• Congratulations to Detroit Councilman Scott Benson, this spring’s Susan Burgess President’s Award recipient.

• Help the Biden Administration pass the American Rescue Plan to bring financial assistance to local government. View the Progressive Fact Sheet on the American Rescue Plan.

• DMO welcomes Columbia, South Carolina Council Member Tameika Isaac Devine to our Board of Directors.

Quick Links

• Austin Council Calls for More Aid as Food and Water Is Still Lacking

• Ithaca mayor unveils proposal to replace city’s police department

• The Biggest Payoff From Stockton’s Basic Income Program: Jobs – More information on Mayors for a Guaranteed Income

Ideas for Cities

• How Cities Can Help Small Businesses Hire and Train Locally

• Baltimore’s powerful new tool to fight illegal guns

• How NYC Is Stopping Textile Waste With Low-Tech Donation Bins

Advisory Board Updates

• Honeywell – A Leader’s Guide to Safer Faster and More Equitable Community Vaccination Events

• SEIU – Respect Us, Protect Us, Pay Us: Voices From The Frontline – State and Local Elected Toolkit

• OpenGov – Savannah Brings The Data To Show Real Impact (Featuring DMO Treasurer, Mayor Van Johnson)

News for Democrats 

• New DNC chair promises greater midterm election involvement — to Democrats’ relief

• Democrats decry “new Jim Crow” as Georgia GOP passes drastic new voting restrictions

• Biden shifts his operation to DNC ahead of 2022 midterm elections