Standing Committees of the United States Conference of Mayors
U.S. Conference of Mayors Appoints Chicago Mayor As Chair Of Criminal & Social Justice Committee
Honolulu, HI – Today, during the 87th Annual Meeting of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM), Chicago Mayor Lori E. Lightfoot was appointed to serve as Chair of USCM's Criminal and Social Justice Committee. Mayor Lightfoot was appointed by USCM President and Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin. "Mayor Lightfoot brings a wide range of experience to this position," said
By Sara Durr|2019-07-01T13:50:40-05:00July 1, 2019|87th Annual Meeting (Honolulu 2019), Criminal and Social Justice, News, Press Room|
87th Winter Meeting (2019), Criminal and Social Justice, International Affairs, Updates
Across the country, mayors tackle the greatest challenges facing our nation every day. At the United States Conference of Mayors' 87th Annual Meeting this week in Honolulu, they'll meet to discuss those challenges, including trade and the continued crisis at the border. Mayors will debate key resolutions related to our country's relationships with our neighbors,
By David W. Burns|2019-06-26T17:24:34-05:00June 26, 2019|87th Winter Meeting (2019), Criminal and Social Justice, International Affairs, Updates|
87th Annual Meeting (Honolulu 2019), Children Health and Human Services, Updates
Every year at the United States Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting, mayors from across the country come together to discuss resolutions that the nation's mayors believe will help guide our progress over the coming year. We focus on a wide variety of topics and over the next two weeks leading up to our meeting, we
By David W. Burns|2019-06-25T17:47:26-05:00June 25, 2019|87th Annual Meeting (Honolulu 2019), Children Health and Human Services, Updates|
87th Annual Meeting (Honolulu 2019), Children Health and Human Services, Community Development and Housing, Criminal and Social Justice, Energy, Environment, International Affairs, Jobs Education and the Workforce, Membership, Metro Economies, Tourism Arts Parks Entertainment and Sports, Transportation and Communications, Updates
The United States Conference of Mayors will soon gather for its Annual Meeting next week. Every summer, mayors from cities large and small come together to talk about their approaches to some of the most important challenges facing communities across the country. It's an opportunity to share ideas and propose solutions, but also to help
By David W. Burns|2019-06-19T10:45:18-05:00June 19, 2019|87th Annual Meeting (Honolulu 2019), Children Health and Human Services, Community Development and Housing, Criminal and Social Justice, Energy, Environment, International Affairs, Jobs Education and the Workforce, Membership, Metro Economies, Tourism Arts Parks Entertainment and Sports, Transportation and Communications, Updates|
International Affairs, News, Updates
Photos from the Conference of Mayors' mission to Poland.
By Bob Burnett|2019-06-17T10:12:32-05:00June 15, 2019|International Affairs, News, Updates|
Criminal and Social Justice, Immigration Reform, International Affairs, Mayors and Police Chiefs, Mayors Climate Protection Center, Technology and Innovation, Updates
Mayors from across the United States and Canada are joining their colleagues in Mexico this weekend for a first of its kind summit of North American Mayors. More than 100 mayors from all three nations have come together to address the shared challenges that come with running cities in an increasingly global environment. Adding to
By David W. Burns|2019-06-08T12:54:01-05:00June 8, 2019|Criminal and Social Justice, Immigration Reform, International Affairs, Mayors and Police Chiefs, Mayors Climate Protection Center, Technology and Innovation, Updates|
Piscataway (NJ) Mayor Brian Wahler Touts Energy Block Grant Renewal at House Infrastructure Hearing
Energy and Commerce Committee Poised to Act on Its Parts of an Infrastructure Package Left to Right: Mayor Brian Wahler,Piscataway Township (NJ);Representative Frank Pallone (NJ- District 6), Chair, House Energy and Commerce Committee. Amid mixed signals on the fate of an agreement between the White House and Congress on an infrastructure plan the
By Rich Anderson|2019-06-06T12:22:51-05:00June 6, 2019|Energy, Updates|
Condon Testifies on the Importance of Funding and Flexibilty for the Clean Water Act
Testifying on behalf of the Conference of Mayors, Spokane Mayor David Condon spoke about the importance of Wastewater Infrastructure funding and regulatory flexibility and described Spokane's experience with complying with the Clean Water Act. Condon (center) testified on March 7, 2019 before the House Transportation and Infrastructure Subcommittee on Water Resources and the Environment and
By Judy Sheahan|2019-04-23T16:54:17-05:00April 23, 2019|Environment, Mayors Water Council|
Benjamin, Brainard, and Biskupski Tout Climate Actions, Want Renewed Funding for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)
Conference President Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski Conference President Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, joined by Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard and Salt Lake City Mayor Jackie Biskupski, discussed their local climate strategies before a key House Subcommittee yesterday afternoon, urging the panel Members and Congress broadly to invest
By Judy Sheahan|2019-04-09T02:10:19-05:00April 9, 2019|Alliance for a Sustainable Future, Energy, Environment, Mayors Climate Protection Center, Updates|
EPA and Army Corps Release Waters of the United States Rule
EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers Issued a Federal Register Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) addressing protective status of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The action is intended to clarify provisions in, and repeal, an Obama-era rulemaking that defined what water bodies would be covered by provisions in the Clean Water Act.
By Judy Sheahan|2018-12-17T15:33:35-05:00December 17, 2018|Environment|
Renewable Energy Transition – Measuring Progress
The Conference of Mayors adopted clean air policies in 2017 and 2018 to support cities transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy and success depends on developing enough renewable power production capacity and renewable energy generation. The Energy Information Administration (EIA) reports that renewables provided 17% of electricity generation in 2016: 20% from nuclear and 63%
By Rich Anderson|2018-12-03T12:23:20-05:00December 3, 2018|Energy|
Memo: Department of Energy FY 2019 Appropriations and Renewable Energy
Public Law No: 115-244 (09/21/2018) This bill provides FY2019 appropriations for 3 of the 12 regular FY2019 appropriations bills, this review focuses on the Department of Energy Appropriations Act, 2019. Read More
By Rich Anderson|2018-10-24T07:38:25-05:00October 24, 2018|Energy|
Conference of Mayors Obtains Preliminary Injunction Leading to 21-day Extension for Byrne JAG Award Recipients
In response to an overnight emergency motion filed by the United States Conference of Mayors' lawyers in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, today the Attorney General consented to a 21-day extension, or until August 31, 2018, for all Byrne JAG award recipients to accept their awarded funds. The Attorney General previously said
By Laura Waxman|2018-08-10T16:31:20-05:00August 10, 2018|Criminal and Social Justice, Immigration Reform, Updates|
America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018
WRDA Support Letter View Bill Section-by-Section
By Judy Sheahan|2018-05-10T14:43:27-05:00May 10, 2018|Environment, Mayors Water Council|
U.S. Mayors Lose a Friend and Architect of America's Transportation Reform Movement
This week the nation's mayors lost a very special friend, one who gave voice and example to what we all seek: places that are more connected, hospitable, and enduring. Hank Dittmar, an American first and an Oklahoman as well, was one of this nation's premier transportation reformers whose personal leadership and vision helped all of
By Kevin McCarty|2018-04-06T13:34:31-05:00April 6, 2018|Transportation and Communications, Updates|
USCM March 5, 2018 letter regarding the local area designation language under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) in President Trump's FY 2019 budget proposal for the U.S. Department of Labor as presented to Congress.
View the letter here: http://www.usmayors.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018USCMNACONAWBFY19AppropsLetter.pdf
By Sara Durr|2018-03-27T20:49:57-05:00March 27, 2018|Jobs Education and the Workforce, News|
City Resiliency Planning Takes Data Analytic Turn. Will It Make a Difference?
The parade of natural disasters in 2017, once again, proved that cities, with their expanding infrastructure and growing populations, continue to be vulnerable to acute impacts from drought, earthquakes, flooding, land subsidence, coastal hazards, and wildfire. Separately, any one of these natural forces can have a devastating impact on life, private property, city infrastructure, and
By Rich Anderson|2018-02-05T11:26:39-05:00February 5, 2018|Environment, Mayors Water Council, News, Updates|
Local Government Investment in Water and Sewer, 2000-2015
What investments will be needed to rebuild our national water and sewer infrastructure and provide services to a growing and shifting population and an expanding economy? By Richard F. Anderson, Ph.D. Introduction Will a new national infrastructure policy help or hurt city water and sewer services? What is the role of the Federal Government in
By Rich Anderson|2018-01-17T16:30:27-05:00January 10, 2018|Environment, Mayors Water Council, Updates|
Letter to the FCC Expressing Opposition to "Restoring Internet Freedom Draft Order"
December 7, 2017 Mr. Ajit Pai Chairman, Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW Washington, DC 20510 Re: Restoring Internet Freedom Draft Order (WC Docket No. 17-108) Dear Chairman Pai, We are writing to you on behalf of the National League of Cities and The United States Conference of Mayors to express our opposition to the recently-released "Restoring
By Tom Cochran|2017-12-08T12:33:46-05:00December 7, 2017|Technology and Innovation, Transportation and Communications, Updates|
Energy Chair Jon Mitchell Touts 'New Bedford Energy Principles'
Conference Energy Chair New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell in a keynote address before a smart grid technologies conference discussed the energy priorities of the nation's mayors as set forth in the New Bedford Principles adopted at a special Conference of Mayors' energy forum in mid-September. His remarks followed those of U.S. Senate Energy Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski
By Debra DeHaney-Howard|2017-12-08T12:52:24-05:00December 6, 2017|Energy|