April 21, 2008 VOL. 75, ISSUE 6

Palmer Praises New Jersey Mayors, Congressional Delegation for Leadership on Climate Protection Executive Director's Column Congress Moves on Mortgage Foreclosure Crisis House Passes Bill to Impose Moratorium on Harmful Medicaid Rules Key Congressman Promises to Drop Local Governments from Bill Preempting State, Local Income Taxes Los Angeles Mayor Villaraigosa Champions Summer Jobs Program Bush Names SBA Chief Steven Preston as New HUD Secretary President Names Major General Doug O’Dell Gulf Coast Coordinator Los Angeles Villaraigosa Urges Changes in Immigration Enforcement Policies, Calls for Comprehensive Immigration Reform Congress Extends Farm Bill Deadline Another Week President Bush Announces New Greenhouse Gas Emission Goals Jersey City Municipal Water – A Legacy of Innovation, Public Health Protection USCM Vice President Diaz Calls for “One America” in Remarks to Inter'American Development Bank Board of Governors Mayors Gather to Discuss Efforts to Control Illegal Guns, Endorse Four “Common Sense” Legislative Proposals Miami One of First City Halls in America to Go Green 2008 Finalists for $1 Million Broad Prize Announced U.S. Communities Program Now Offers Synthetic Turf; Greener, More Cost Effective Calendar of Events