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August 7, 2026

Featured: All Cities: Complete Important Transportation Surveys

The LOC and the Oregon Department of Transportation are asking cities to complete this year's transportation surveys to help inform future transportation funding and policy decisions. Data collected will support federal and state reporting requirements while also strengthening the LOC's advocacy efforts as the Legislature begins work on a 2027 transportation package. All cities, regardless of population, are asked to complete this survey by October 9. 

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Past Issues:

July 31, 2026

Featured: Legislative Priority Voting Now Open

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  • Registration for the 101st LOC Annual Conference is Now Open!
  • Apply to Serve on the LOC Board of Directors
  • City Water Services Survey Extended to August 7
  • OMA Board Nominations Open Next Week
  • LOC & Coraggio Group Offer Strategic Planning Opportunities for Cities

July 24, 2026

Featured: Registration for the 101st Annual Conference is Now Open!

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  • Reminder: Shared Revenue Certification Due July 31
  • Ninth Circuit Rules in Favor of Hood River's Short Term Rental Regulation
  • PERS Seeks Comment for Rule Making on Side Accounts & Employer Incentive Fund
  • City Water Services Survey Due Today at 5 p.m.
  • City Input Needed on PSU Housing Surveys

July 17, 2026

Featured: Registration Opens Next Week for the 101st LOC Annual Conference

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  • Registration Opens Next Week for the 101st LOC Annual Conference
  • Shared Revenue Certification Due July 31
  • LOC Challenges FCC Rulemaking
  • Registration Now Open for the OMA 2026 Summer Conference
  • Industrial Site Loan Fund Applications Open

July 10, 2026

Featured: LOC, Local Governments Raise Concerns with Ethics Commission

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  • Registration Opens Soon for LOC Annual Conference
  • LOC Board Applications Now Open for Appointed Officials, Due July 30
  • OCCMA Board Nominations Open July 1
  • Register Today for a Strategic Planning Workshop Presented by the Coraggio Group
  • Webinar: Simplify and Maximize Procurement with NPP

June 26, 2026

Featured: Voting Now Open for 2027-28 Legislative Priorities

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  • Join Us For Our Final President’s Regional Meeting of 2026
  • Apply Now for an LOC Conference Scholarship!
  • LOC Seeks City Input on Water Reuse Challenges
  • OCCMA Board Nominations Open July 1
  • Shared Revenue Certification Due July 31

June 12, 2026

Featured: President’s Regional Meetings Conclude June 30

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  • UGB and Comprehensive Plan Survey Closes June 30
  • Register Today for a Strategic Planning Workshop Presented by the Coraggio Group
  • Apply Now for an LOC Conference Scholarship!
  • Registration Now Open for the OMA 2026 Summer Conference
  • Registration is now open for the 2026 OCCMA Summer Conference

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