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The first session of day 2 of the Washington Ideas Forum comprised a variety of guest discussing a range of topics. Speakers included Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Houston Mayor Annise Par…

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake and Houston Mayor Annise Parker talked about issues facing their cities. The two were in Washington attending the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual Wi…

Houston Mayor Annise Parker spoke at a National Press Club luncheon. She talked about her political career as one of the first openly gay mayors in the U.S., the challenges of managing city …

Panelists talked about the economic benefits to communities that have a shared sense of values and prosperity. Among the topics they addressed were veterans issues, immigration, city and loc…

Attorney General Eric Holder, Transportation Security Administrator John Pistole, and Mayor Mike McGinn addressed the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. John Pistole talked about balancing …

Mayors and other officials from around the country gathered for an annual winter meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Their remarks focused on state, local and federal efforts to create…

Annise Parker was inaugurated as mayor of Houston. She is the first openly gay mayor of the city, and said her election to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city marked a milestone for gay Am…