local governments Archives - National Association of Regional Councils https://narc.org/tag/local-governments/ The Voice of Regions Fri, 29 May 2020 20:33:16 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/narc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/cropped-Logo-15.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 local governments Archives - National Association of Regional Councils https://narc.org/tag/local-governments/ 32 32 58711745 The National Association of Regional Councils’ 2017 Wrap-Up https://narc.org/2018/01/10/2017-wrap-up/ https://narc.org/2018/01/10/2017-wrap-up/#respond Wed, 10 Jan 2018 20:39:34 +0000 https://regionslead.org/?p=616 The National Association of Regional Councils’ 2017 Wrap-Up

Former NARC Executive Director William Dodge once said, “Regions are the new communities of the 21st century. They have emerged just as villages, towns, cities, and counties did before them… And now they determine our fates.”

This quote could not be timelier. As we take time to reflect on the past year and look ahead to 2018, one question has emerged more than any other: What is the role of a 21st century regional council?

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]]> https://narc.org/2018/01/10/2017-wrap-up/feed/ 0 616 NARC Federal Budget Call Recap: Where We Are Now and What to Expect in the Fall https://narc.org/2017/08/17/federal-budget-call/ https://narc.org/2017/08/17/federal-budget-call/#respond Thu, 17 Aug 2017 18:05:33 +0000 https://regionslead.org/?p=553 NARC Federal Budget Call Recap: Where We Are Now and What to Expect in the Fall

Senators and representatives may be home for recess, but the issues they left in Washington will be here when they return on September 5. Not only will the issues be here, but the urgency to address them will have increased significantly.

Top issues that await them include: the adoption of a federal budget, 12 appropriations bills, legislation to raise the debt ceiling, and tax reform. It is also possible that health care legislation may come up for consideration again.

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