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U.S. Conference of Mayors President Kevin Johnson (D) gave the State of the Cities address at the annual winter conference in Washington, D.C. He said the State of the Union was strong becau…

Secretary Julián Castro and other Obama administration officials who previously served as mayors talked about their political experiences. They described how they applied their mayoral expe…

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio (D) talked about income inequality, immigration, and transportation reform. He said that he supported the initiatives and messages presented by President O…

President Obama delivered remarks at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' 83rd annual winter meeting. He spoke about his economic priorities and said that “if cities are successful, America is suc…

Vice President Joe Biden spoke at the U.S. Conference of Mayors' 83rd annual winter meeting. He talked about U.S economic policy, his reactions to President Obama’s State of the Union addres…

The mayors of Baltimore, Philadelphia, and Sacramento talked about ways to promote effective crime reduction and to build public trust of law enforcement. They spoke at the first meeting …

Sports stars and mayors debated the ways that race and sports can unite and divide people. They discussed various race-related sports stories since the 1930's, including Jesse Owens' victori…

The morning plenary session of the U.S. Conference of Mayors included remarks from Governor Bill Shuster R-PA). He talked about a range of issues, including natural gas production, passenger…

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…

On the first day of a meeting to draft the 2012 platform for the Democratic Party. Among the topics addressed were marriage equality, local economic issues, education reform, U.S.-Israel rel…

At the U.S. Conference of Mayors, a panel of mayors from around the country talked about education reform.

Mayor Kevin Johnson and Michelle Rhee spoke about the state of public education and improving schools at the local level. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Mayors from around the nation talked about issues facing their cities including education, budget pressures, infrastructure and economic development. They also responded to questions from th…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) released results of its 2009 Hunger and Homelessness Report. The survey includes results from 27 of America’s major cities that highlight the impact of h…