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2012 Florida League of Cities Legislative Action Agenda Now Available

The Florida League of Cities has released its 2012 Legislative Priorities including its stance on municipal police officer and fire pension plans and disability presumptions; energy; water policy; communications and local business tax protection; campus development agreements; pending ordinance doctrine; economic development; residential group homes; effective public notice and public safety telecommunicator certification exemption. For more information, contact Legislative Director Scott Dudley at (850) 222-9684. MORE>

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FLC President Pat Bates' Priority: The FLC University

As the newly inaugurated president of the Florida League of Cities, Pat Bates, mayor of Altamonte Springs, has outlined her priorities for the year. In addition to the advocacy work so critical to the League’s efforts within Florida and in Washington, D.C., President Bates hopes the League and its members will join her at “The FLC University.” MORE>

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FLC Course Catalog Now Available!

Source: Lynn Tipton

The first “FLC University Course Catalog” has been mailed to each city. It provides information on training opportunities and training partners for Florida League of Cities members for 2012. Updates to the course catalog are available on the League's website (www.flcities.com) under “Events and Training.” For more information, contact the Membership Development Department at 1-(800) 342-8112. Click here to download the Course Catalog.

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	Advanced Institute for Elected Municipal Officials Source: Gail Dennard The Florida League of Cities and the John Scott Dailey Florida Institute of Government are proud to bring you the Advanced IEMO. Begun in 1993, this program is a continuation of the very successful Institute for Elected Municipal Officials (IEMO). MORE>

	Florida League of Cities Executive Director's Annual Report Now Available Source: Mike Sittig The Florida League of Cities 2011 Executive Director's Annual Report is now available. This document is also available in the November/December issue of Quality Cities magazine. MORE>

Pension Reform Advocacy Kit

Source: Scott Dudley

Adopt a Resolution NOW supporting police/fire pension reform! One of the top legislative priorities for the Florida League of Cities is reform of city police officer and firefighter pension plans and disability presumptions to make the pensions sustainable, sound and secure. Because the legislative session begins on January 10, 2012, cities should adopt resolutions immediately. Legislators must hear directly from their cities on the importance of adopting this legislation. MORE>

Institute for Elected Municipal Officials Source: Gail Dennard

Florida League of Cities Launches New Research and Resources Library Source: Monica Beyrouti

FAST Fly-in to Washington, D.C. on May 8-9 2012! Source: Allison Payne

Maximize Cultural Assets to Promote Economic Development: Final Report Now Available Source: Linda Bridges

2011 FLC Municipal Youth Council Video Competition Source: Sharon Berrian

Leon County Elementary Students Compete in Brain Bowl Source: Sharon Berrian

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Republicans in the Caucuses and in the Nation

Source: Scott Paine

February 8, 2012

Defining the party and the candidate

Two convergent events:

Yesterday, teaching research methods to students of government, I had them look at data from the General Social Survey of 2008. The General Social Survey, a large sample nationwide survey, was conducted for the first time in 1972, and is the longest-running project of the National Opinion Research Center out of the University of Chicago. It’s good stuff.