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Mayors Scott Smith and Stephen Benjamin, in Washington for the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting, talked about some of the ways they are coping with federal budget issues at the local level.…

Panelists talked about ways to increase U.S. exports, the importance of tourism, and attracting business to U.S. cities. They also responded to questions from the audience.

Mayors spoke to reporters and released the 2012 State of Metro Economies report. It found that many cities continued to struggle and could take five years to fully recover. They called on Co…

Several U.S. Conference of Mayors top officials held a news conference on proposed cuts to the Community Development Block Grant program that passed the U.S. House as part of 2011 federal s…

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood delivered remarks at the 2010 Winter U.S. Conference of Mayors. He talked about efforts to funnel federal dollars into local infrastructure and transporta…

Mayor Scott Smith talked about the impact the economy is having on the city of Mesa, stimulus spending, foreclosures, and job loss. He responded to telephone calls and electronic communicati…

Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program and the National League of Cities hosted a forum on city fiscal conditions, the responses being undertaken by creative mayors, and the implications for …