Democratic Municipal Officials Digest
Week of 12/30/2019

Have a safe and happy New Years!

DMO Update

• Save the date for the DMO Labor Round Table in Chicago – January 7th, 10am

• Want to grow the power of local Democrats in 2020? Email Christine.Senteno@NationalDMO.org to learn about joining or starting a DMO state chapter.

• There’s still time to send in your 2019 membership contribution. Support your voice at the DNC now at NationalDMO.org/donate.

Quick Links

• Energy Efficiency Impact Report

• Legal Considerations for Carbon Mitigation by Cities

• The Cities Refugees Saved

Ideas for Cities

• Learn more about how Democrats can celebrate an inclusive Religious Freedom Day

• A Community Plan to Reinvest in Birmingham’s Black Business District

• Three Reasons We Still Build Like It’s 1900 – Does your residential zoning allow homes to be built off-site?

News for Democrats

• Supreme Court Lets Martin v. Boise Stand: Homeless Persons Cannot Be Punished for Sleeping in Absence of Alternatives

• Nearly 700,000 will lose food stamps with USDA work requirement change

• Rep. John Lewis battling stage 4 pancreatic cancer – Our thoughts and prayers are with Representative Lewis in his fight against cancer.