US Conference of Mayors

Great Things Happen When We Work Together

Susan K. Neely | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Healthy Weight Programs, American Heart Association, School Beverage Guidelines, Clear on Calories, Let's Move Campaign, US Conference of Mayors, Health News, Healthy Living News

The next time you walk down the beverage aisle in your local grocery store or go to grab a drink from the cooler in the corner store, we hope you'll find the calorie labels useful and within the wide variety of choices something that works for you.

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Occupy Wall Street Monitored By U.S. Conference Of Mayors, Emails Show

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Cherkis | Posted 01.26.2012

Read More: Mayor Vincent Gray, Metropolitan Police Department, Mpd, Mayor Michael Nutter, Mayor Jean Quan, Occupy Wall Street, Oakland, Freedom Plaza, McPherson Square, Philadelphia, Occupy Dc, U.S. Conference of Mayors, D.C., Chief Cathy Lanier, DC News

WASHINGTON -- After denying that they are coordinating responses to Occupy Wall Street, the U.S. Conference of Mayors recently surveyed city administr...

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GOP Presidential Candidates Skip Meeting With Mayors On Job Creation

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Gop Jobs, Video, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Mayor Scott Smith, Scott Smith, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Job Creation, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Nearly 250 of the nation's mayors will be in Washington, D.C., this week to discuss some of America's most pressing issues, including jo...

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Country in Crisis: Looking to America's Mayors to Rise to the Challenge

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Sam Adams, Social Media, Social Innovation, Antonio Villaraigosa, Rahm Emanuel, Bob Buckhorn, Michael Bloomberg, Innovation, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Corey Booker, Mayors, Vincent Gray, Local Governments, Code for America, State and Local Government, Local Government, Politics News

I believe the solutions the country is so desperately looking for are going to come at the local level -- from our mayors and engaged citizens working with their communities. It's our cities, not the nation's capital, that are the real idea factory of our country.

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10 Reasons Homelessness Could Increase In 2012

Joel John Roberts | Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Iraq War, 100khomes, European Debt Crisis, Poverty, Super Committee, Homelessness, Charity, Third World America, Occupy Wall Street, Demi Moore, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Ashton Kutcher, Justin Bieber, Department of Housing and Urban Development, California Redevelopment Agencies, Impact News

As this year ends, the confusing tallies of homelessness in America persist. Take the federal perspective on the number of homeless in our country. Th...

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In the ATF "Fast and Furious" Controversy, Congress Needs to Question Its Own Behavior

Paul Helmke | Posted 08.29.2011

Read More: Rep. Elijah Cummings, Gun Violence, Gun Laws, Rep-Issa, Mexico Drug War, US Conference of Mayors, Gun Shows, Illegal Gun Trafficking, Assault Weapons, Atf, Politics News

It is time for Washington's politicians to look out for average people who do not deserve to have unethical gun dealers -- and the gun lobby that shields them -- pushing illegal guns into their neighborhoods.

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Afghanistan: For Real Savings, Make a Real Withdrawal

William Hartung | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Deficit, Congress, Pentagon Budget, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Afghanistan, Barack Obama, World News

There won't be large scale savings from the winding down of the Afghan war until virtually all U.S. forces are withdrawn.

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America Stumbles Forward

Joel Epstein | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Measure R, President Obama, Antonio Villaraigosa, Westwood VA, La Metro, Wilshire Subway, America Fast Forward, Congress, Union Station, Bus Riders Union, Public Private Partnerships, Transit Oriented Development, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Los Angeles, Vision Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

I'm almost as delighted as Hizonner himself that Mayor Villaraigosa is the new president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. What better perch from which to pitch the country on the merits of America Fast Forward?

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Leading Progressives in Congress Call for Sizable and Significant Afghan Drawdown

Rep. Mike Honda | Posted 08.22.2011

Read More: Rep Barbara Lee, Rep Raul Grijalva, Congressional Progressive Caucus, Peace and Security Taskforce, Rep Mike Honda, Rep Keith Ellison, Afghanistan, Democratic National Committee, US Conference of Mayors, Rep Lynn Woolsey, Politics News

A significant redeployment of U.S. troops from Afghanistan beginning next month would send a clear message that the United States does not seek a permanent presence in Afghanistan.

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Mayors to Obama: Bring War Dollars Home

Peter Dreier | Posted 08.21.2011

Read More: Iraq, Afghanistan, Afghanistan War, National Priorities Project, Antonio Villaraigosa, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Carolyn Peterson, Dave Norris, Walter Reuther, Los Angeles, Mayors, Permanent War Economy, Seymour Melman, R. T. Rybank, David Cross, Politics News

This week, the nation's mayors, desperate for dollars to keep their cities afloat, demanded: we want our money back!

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U.S. Mayors Pass Resolution To Bring 'War Dollars' Home

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 08.20.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Afghanistan, Budget, Iraq, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Housing and Urban Development, Afghanistan War, Mayors, Politics News

BALTIMORE -- The U.S. Conference of Mayors approved a resolution on Monday calling for an accelerated end to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. That...

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Time for Mayors to Take the Lead

Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 08.20.2011

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Legislators are hired to talk, but mayors are hired to act. And the American people desperately need us to act.

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Mayors Push For Quicker End To Wars

AP | ALEX DOMINGUEZ | Posted 08.17.2011

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BALTIMORE — Money spent on wars in Afghanistan and Iraq should be spent at home under a resolution proposed Friday by U.S. mayors who called on ...

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Mayors To Washington: 'We Need Money'

HuffingtonPost.com | William Alden | Posted 06.30.2011

Read More: Michael Nutter, Newark, Congress, Manny Diaz, Stimulus Package, Chicago, Economic Crisis, Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Business News, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Miami, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Business News

CHICAGO -- Near the end of a two-day summit here that brought together mayors and federal officials to talk about city design, the mood turned confron...

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Why New York Needed the Federal Fiscal Relief - And Should Get More

Amy Traub | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Public Employees, Education, Mayor Bloomberg, New York City Budget, Fiscal Relief, Paul Krugman, Schools, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Education Jobs and Medicaid Assistance Act, Recession, Public Services, Economic Policy Institute, Local Jobs for America Act, New York News

The fiscal relief bill signed into law by President Obama on Tuesday will unquestionably benefit New York City and other states and municipalities acr...

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Arizona Immigration Law: National Mayors Group Condemns New Policy, Urges Federal Immigration Overhaul

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Arizona Immigration Mayors, Arizona Immigration, Mayors Immigration, U.S. Conference of Mayors Immigration, Immigration, Arizona, Arizona Immigration Law, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Obama Immigration Reform, Politics News

OKLAHOMA CITY — The U.S. Conference of Mayors has approved resolutions condemning Arizona's new immigration law and asking Congress for an overhaul ...

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Empowering a Climate Change Movement, Part 5: Taking a Cool Community to Scale

David Gershon | Posted 05.25.2011

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This is the fifth of a six-part weekly series excerpted from chapter 11 of my book Social Change 2.0: A Blueprint for Reinventing Our World. It shows ...

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Michelle Obama Wears Talbots To Address Mayors

AP | DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 05.25.2011

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BY DARLENE SUPERVILLE, AP: WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama urged the nation's mayors Wednesday to join her in a campaign to reduce child...

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More Hungry, Homeless Families In U.S. Cities

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Boston, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Homelessness, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Miami, San Francisco, Hunger Assistance, Impact News

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hunger is spreading while the number of homeless families is increasing as a result of the recession and other factors, according ...

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Obama Speaks To U.S. Conference Of Mayors: Live Video

MSNBC | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Obama speaks to the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting at the White House. The event is scheduled to begin at 10:30am ET. WATCH IT: .msnbc...

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Mayors To Lobby Obama For Stimulus Money Friday

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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The president is scheduled to host a group of mayors from across the country at the White House on Friday in what will be a lobbying effort for federa...

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Homelessness, Hunger On Rise In US Cities: Report

Reuters | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Depression, Hunger, Homelessness, Economy, US Economy, U.S. Conference of Mayors, US Cities, Business News

Homelessness and demand for emergency food are rising in the United States as the economy founders, a report said on Friday, and homeless advocates ca...

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Daley In DC To Push For Bailout Funds

Crain's Chicago Business | Paul Merrion | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: City Mayors Federal Public Works Projects, Economic Stimulus Package, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Daley Pelosi, Richard Daley, Economy, Nancy Pelosi, Mayor Daley, Chicago News

Mayor Richard M. Daley and other big-city mayors met with U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday morning to contend that cities should get their ow...

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Unearthed: News of the Week the Mainstream Media Forgot to Report

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Brendan DeMelle | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, 2000 Election, Solar Moratorium, Kbr, Bush White House, Antonin Scalia, North Pole, UN Probe Civilian Deaths, Al Gore, Iraqi Oil Ministry, Iraq War Funding, War on Science, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Global Warming, Exxon Valdez, Oregon, Media News

U.S. mayors resolve to avoid burning dirty tar sands oil, Bush signs $162B war spending bill for Iraq and Afghanistan, Afghanistan civilian death toll rises sharply, Scalia still blames Gore for the 2000 election debacle.

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Candidates Must No Longer Ignore America's Metro Areas

Peter Dreier | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Senator Obama, Senator McCain, Urban Policy, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Mccain, Suburbs Obama, Politics Infrastructure, Obama Urban Policy, Conference of Mayors, Suburbs Mccain, US Conference of Mayors, Metro Area, Mccain Urban Policy, Brookings Institution, Home News

Increasingly, the challenges facing suburbs are the same ones facing cities. The politics that used to divide metro areas have collapsed. Indeed, in this election, suburban voters are up for grabs.

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