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Viewers responded to the question,"What is the most important issue facing your town or city?"

Viewers responded to the question,"What is the most important issue facing your town or city?"

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) made remarks at the National Association of Counties annual conference.

George Mason University law professor Ilya Somin offered his thoughts on why he believes "foot voting"--when individuals select government entities by moving to jurisdictions that serve them…

Several members of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, National League of Cities, and the National Association of Counties spoke about the importance of getting more federal aid to cities and cou…

Author Heather Lende detailed her experience entering into local politics in her hometown of Haines, Alaska. This was a virtual event hosted by the Atlanta History Center.

National Association of Counties ' Bryan Desloge and Peter McLaughlin talked about the need for more federal-state-local partnerships and the impact of potential Trump administration budget …

Matthew Gardner talked about the fairness of state and local tax systems in each of the fifty states and the District of Columbia and what this means as people file their income taxes. He ta…

Don Mathis talked about Community Services Block Grants which give federal dollars to communities to provide a range of services and activities to assist the needs of low-income individuals …

Justin Nickels spoke by phone about his election as mayor of Manitowoc at 22 years old. He’s a grocery store cashier and college student, and has previously been elected twice to the City Co…

Panelists talked about the potential impact of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 on state and local governments. They talked about the mechanisms of money alloc…

Former City Council President Ken Cockrel, Jr., was formally sworn in as mayor of Detroit in a ceremony held in the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center. He had taken the oath of office at midn…

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his lawyer responded to charges of perjury, conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office, among other charges the Wayne…

Kym Worthy announced that she is charging Detroit Mayor Kwame M. Kilpatrick with perjury; and charging both the Mayor and his former Chief of Staff Christine Beatty with conspiracy to obstru…

Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick delivered his seventh state of the city address in the Orchestra Hall inside of the Max M. Fisher Music Center in Detroit. At the conclusion of his speech M…

Attorney General Mukasey spoke about the federal-local partnership for reducing violent crime to a meeting of mayors and business leaders. Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman presided over the May…

At the opening plenary session Trenton Mayor Douglas Palmer delivered his president’s address, “'08 Mayors 10-Point Plan: Strong Cities, Strong Families, for a Strong America.” The points in…

The panelists talked about a report that was released by the U.S. Conference of Mayors on the problems of hunger and homelessness. They said that economic issues such as poverty, high housin…

House Majority Leader John Boehner spoke at the Association’s conference, “America’s Town Meeting: Celebrating 30 Years as the Voice of Towns and Townships in Washington.” He talked about h…

As part of a C-SPAN and Cox Communications project to encourage dialog between students and national leaders, Donna Frye spoke to high school students outside on the football field about her…