City and town officials have access to numerous emails through the Municipal Association of SC to help them keep up with training opportunities and current events in local government.
- The City Connect blog – The Municipal Association’s blog offers short, timely updates on South Carolina municipal issues.
- From the Dome to Your Home – This legislative report and podcast, sent every Friday during the state legislative session, recaps the week's activity on bills affecting cities and towns, suggests actions for local officials and previews the upcoming week.
- Daily News – This email provides news clippings about city government happenings from around the state.
- RiskLetter – A quarterly publication of the Association’s Risk Management Services, RiskLetter examines a wide range of risk management topics. The email is available to members of the SC Municipal Insurance Trust and SC Municipal Insurance and Risk Financing Fund.
- The Uplift – This email, sent every Wednesday to subscribers in place of the Daily News, showcases South Carolina cities and towns at their best.
- Uptown by email – This monthly email highlights the content also available in the print edition of Uptown.
- Uptown Update – This weekly newsletter highlights a variety of time-sensitive information about training opportunities, available grants and other alerts.
Elected officials and city staff can choose the subscriptions most useful to them by accessing their profile on the Association's website.
Select the “Member Home” link in the upper-right corner. Those without a profile will see directions on the login screen to gain access. Once they are logged into their profile, they can update their title and contact information and provide an email address. The Association never sells or shares email addresses.
In the “My Profile” section at the right, users can select “Update Now,” then select “manage subscriptions” at the right to select which emails to receive.