With limited opportunities to create new revenues, local governments must reorganize and innovate to succeed.
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U.S. cities and counties and their police and sheriff’s departments are sharing community-oriented crime prevention practices with police in Panama and El Salvador through ICMA CityLinks partnerships.
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ICMA and Blackboard Connect have collaborated to develop the <i>Playbook: Social Media and Local Government.</i>
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Conference Assistance and Stene Scholarship applications due June 1.
Submit ideas on what kind of information, guidance, and tools would help you and your community prepare for recovery.
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FEMA accepting requests for waivers of certain debts from disasters declared between 8/05 and the end of 2010, if the debt arose from an improper individual assistance payment.