The League Bulletin is published each Friday when the General Assembly is in session and monthly, on the first Friday of each month, when legislators are not meeting to actively consider legislation. It provides a wide array of information to League members, with a focus on advocacy-related topics and policy proposals crucial to municipalities’ ability to exercise control over their futures. The Bulletin is all about empowering League members with more knowledge to improve the political positioning and influence of cities and towns.
As leaders in Congress work to pass legislation in line with President Trump’s agenda, many of their recent actions have downstream impacts on local governments...
When legislators departed from Raleigh on June 26, they did so, sending a bevy of bills to Governor Josh Stein to sign under a ten-day running clock...
As legislators adjourn the legislative long session until at least the end of July, it is a great time to review what has occurred over the past five months and what is expected to be considered over the remainder of the year...
Little progress was made this week on a bill proposing sweeping changes to local development decision-making, which resurfaced last week, rebranded, but still at the center of intense debate and procedural maneuvering...
