U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx met with ICMA and other state and local government organizations to discuss opportunities to pass long-term infrastructure funding in the next six months.

Conover Station didn’t just happen overnight. It took planning and hard work, and now the city is being rewarded for its efforts.

Property tax caps, anti-tax sentiment, and an uneven housing recovery coupled with impending cost pressures will make it difficult for some local governments to balance their budgets and return to the 6%+ increase in growth experienced before the economic downturn, according to a recent report by Moody’s Investor Services.