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Federal Advocacy

Federal Issues

This Week in D.C.

An archive of the This Week in D.C. section of the GMA weekly newsletter dedicated to federal updates impacting our communities.

Municipal Bonds

Protecting and improving tax-exempt municipal bonds ensures local governments have a financing tool to fund capital projects at lower interest rates and without having to burden taxpayers.

Congressional Appropriations Requests: What Cities Need to Know

Every year, Congress considers several appropriations measures which provide discretionary funding for numerous activities—for example, national defense, education, and homeland security—as well as general government operations.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act

Signed into law in November 2021, this legislation will bring over $11 billion in critically needed long-term infrastructure investments to Georgia communities.

Capital Needs of Georgia's Cities, 2022-2026

GMA’s Capital Needs Report provides an overview of the projected 5-year capital needs for Georgia’s cities based on a survey of GMA’s 537 member cities. Additional resources include a GMA Capital Needs and Value of Cities Reference Document.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)

CDBG has served to create jobs, develop affordable housing, stabilize neighborhoods and provide necessary public services to local governments throughout Georgia. The strength of the CDBG program lies in local determination of immediate need, flexibility in addressing problems, identifying eligible activities and responsible administration of funds by state and local officials.

Telecom: Rural Broadband Deployment, Small Cells, and Preemption of Local ROW

GMA supports a balanced approach to telecommunications policy that allows new technologies to flourish while preserving traditional local regulatory authority. GMA opposes any legislation or federal regulation that weakens the authority of Georgia’s municipalities to regulate the use of their public rights-of-way and which weakens their authority to locally determine appropriate compensation for such use.

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