Irma Esparza Diggs
@irmadiggs
Texas transplant in nation’s capital, city advocate, champion for all things local gov & dir. of federal advocacy @leagueofcities (NLC). Tweets are my own.
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NLC's Federal Advocacy team hosted their September Fly-In this week! Mayors and council members from all over the country flew to D.C. to meet their representatives on Capitol Hill and make a case for cities, towns and villages. NLC members met with Mitch McConnell,
Let’s go National League of Cities #NLC100 City Summit is here! Thank you City of Tampa & Jane Castor for being a great host and partner. It’s GO TIME!
TODAY: Mayor Muriel Bowser and National League of Cities host “The Moment for Housing is Now” National Housing Summit at Georgetown University McCourt School at 8:30am. There is still time to register and join us. You won’t want to miss this! RSVP ⬇️ nlc.org/events/the-mom…
"Housing is top-of-mind for every mayor, city administrator throughout the nation," said NLC President @mayorpatterson in a panel discussion on the state of housing and its impact on cities with San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg moderated by Janneke Ratcliffe of the Urban Institute.
"Local leaders drive the same roads as our constituents every day.” Today, Mayor Kate Gallego of City of Phoenix, AZ testified before the Senate Environment & Public Works Committee, urging Congress to invest more directly in local governments and MPOs in the upcoming surface
.City of Savannah is known for its historic architecture and charming public squares. But beneath this scenic beauty, there is the challenge of navigating economic disparities, with 20.4% of all residents living below the poverty line. In a blog post from NLC Second Vice