Feb. 13, 2013
Issue #19

Editor's Note

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President Obama Delivers the State of the Union Address

On Tuesday night, President Barack Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union speech. In the hour-long speech, many issues important to cities and city officials were mentioned. In a show of solidarity with cities, the President invited National League of Cities’ (NLC) President Marie Lopez, mayor of Avondale, Arizona, to sit in the gallery with the First Lady for the speech. 

Key words: Federal, NLC, Environmental Quality, Climate Change, Infrastructure, Bonds, Revenue and Taxation