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Several mayors from cities that have experienced high profile mass shootings spoke about lessons learned, the grieving of a community, and their advice to other mayors. This discussion and t…

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm highlighted how local communities can benefit from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the CHIPS and Science ACT, and the Inflation Reduction Act d…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors 2022 annual winter meeting began with welcome remarks from District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (D). Nan Whaley, former mayor of Dayton, OH, spoke about the…

Mayors of Chicago, Houston, Austin, San Jose, Dayton, and Savannah discussed recent mass shootings and called on Congress to help reduce gun violence.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors held a virtual meeting on preventing and responding to violence and discrimination against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Mayors, White House officials …

This portion of the U.S. Conference of Mayors' annual winter meeting included a virtual discussion on the coronavirus pandemic with Dr. Anthony Fauci, U.S. Surgeon General nominee Dr. Vivek …

Brian Deese, the director of the National Economic Council, discussed President Biden’s COVID-19 economic relief plan at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' winter meeting. Also speaking at the v…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors convened a discussion on public safety issues facing American cities. Mayors and police chiefs talked about ways they can address challenges, such as gun violen…

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu as well as mayors from Madison, Wisconsin and Tacoma, Washington talked about the civil rights movement and economic justi…

Chicago Mayor and President Obama’s former Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel discussed school and community college initiatives in his city.

The speakers talked about the issues faced by cities, including homeland security and health care.

At the opening of an annual conference of mayors, Secretary Mineta and Mr. Ridge talked about domestic security. They pledged increased federal aid for local emergency preparedness efforts. …

The Conference of Mayors briefed reporters on hunger and homelessness in U.S. cities. They answered their questions.

Mayors and Administration officials talked about their efforts to improve gun safety in America. They focused on local efforts regarding litigation against gun manufacturers. They also talke…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors announced the release of their 10th annual report on hunger and homelessness in 30 U.S. cities, including Boston, Portland and San Diego.

The U.S. Conference of Mayors task force on Hunger and Homelessness co-chairs took questions from reporters on the details of the annual survey on hunger and homelessness.

Mr. Thomas Cochran, Mr. Kurt Schmoke, and Ms. Peggy Rubach gave details on the 1993 budget proposals in Congress. They focused on the needs and problems of cities including mass transit, urb…

The panelists talked about how America’s transportation policies need to be re-written through legislative reform. The focus was on negotiating the budget gridlock. Seven key issues affectin…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors issued its annual report on hunger and homelessness. The survey was a result of a poll of thirty cities and found an increasingly negative and intolerant attitu…

U.S. Conference of Mayors task force focused on the 1990 census held a news conference to address reporters. At the news conference some participants described problems with the census in th…