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NEWS RELEASE: Senior Services Launches Hotline To Connect Senior Citizens With Political Leaders (Hampton Roads, Va., June 25, 2010) – Senior Services of Southeastern Virginia has created a new way to strengthen the connections between senior citizens and the region’s elected leaders – the “Seniors Want to Know” hotline. The hotline will help seniors express [...]

Democracy is feeling pretty messy these days, and the Hampton Roads Center for Civic Engagement is trying to do something about it. On April 10th, HRCCE will hold its 2nd Annual Civic Engagement Summit. The theme this year is: “Searching for Citizenship” # The participants will talk about that and where citizens fit into problem-solving. [...]

In his State of the City address today at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott, Mayor Paul Fraim will announce plans for a 10-month-long effort to seek public input. The City Council will make a decision on Waterside’s future early next year, he said. The city has already begun mailing surveys to seek input on the ailing [...]

Hampton, Va. – Mayor Molly Ward has launched two new community outreach initiatives via the Internet – the Mayor’s Blog page and an “Ask the Mayor” feature – that build upon Hampton’s tradition of involving citizens in their local government. Both new initiatives recognize that the Internet has become a primary source of information and [...]

Research Brief on America’s Cities Issue 2009-3 William Barnes and Bonnie Mann Additional findings from the National League of Cities’ Summer 2009 survey include: Because of the current economic difficulties, one in three municipal officials (35%) report that their city has been doing more than usual in the past year to engage the public in [...]