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Nation’s Mayors Urge Swift, Negotiated End to Escalating Tariffs

Sara Durr2026-08-28T10:29:23-04:00August 28, 2026|

Cities bear the brunt of rising costs as trade tension between longtime allies continues WASHINGTON, D.C. – Below is a statement from U.S. Conference of Mayors President Todd Gloria, Mayor of San Diego, reacting to

U.S. Mayors Call on Congress to Permanently Block OMB Rule Opening Grant Awards to Political Interference

Sara Durr2026-08-08T09:09:35-04:00August 8, 2026|

Washington, DC — Today, the Senate passed a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the federal government until December 11, 2026. Critically, the CR also would stop the implementation of an Office of Management and Budget

Mayors Welcome Federal Court Ruling Blocking HUD’s Homelessness Funding Overhaul, Call for Certainty on Continuum of Care Grants

Sara Durr2026-08-07T19:08:08-04:00August 7, 2026|

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the District Court of Rhode Island blocked the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from overhauling the Continuum of Care (CoC) program. The ruling follows months of litigation over

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Nation’s Mayors Join the Big Seven to call on Congress to stop the implementation of the OMB proposed rule on Uniform Guidance

Nation’s Mayors Call on Congress to Strengthen SNAP in New Letter to Senate Agriculture Committee

200+ mayors signed onto the letter encouraging the protection of SNAP and delay of cost shifts in next Farm Bill

Nation’s Mayors Celebrate Congressional Action to Pass the Bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act

San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria Elected President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, Policy Agenda Adopted for the Year Ahead

Lincoln Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird and Columbia (SC) Mayor Daniel Rickenmann Elected First and Second Vice Presidents

Mayors Urge Congress to Protect Critical Housing Programs

Nation’s Mayors Call for Reform of Federal Immigration Enforcement Procedures and Modernization of Immigration System

Emergency Resolutions acknowledge importance of immigrants to the U.S., call on federal immigration enforcement to model professionalism and standards expected of local police, urge bipartisan effort to fix broken immigration system

9 Mayors Discuss Safety and Trust in Their Cities Under Trump

The nation’s mayors gathered in Washington this week, and Minneapolis has dominated the conversation.

U.S. Conference of Mayors Statement on Supreme Court Ruling Against President Trump’s Tariff Actions

Nation’s Mayors to Washington: Here’s What We Need to Fight Crime

In new survey, cities call for increased federal funding, advanced technology and other critical resources to bring crime down further

ICYMI: Crime is Down in Cities All Across the Country

Cities are safer now. Across the country, they are making meaningful progress on public safety and crime reduction, thanks to a combination of community-based initiatives, data-driven policing strategies, and increased investment in prevention and enforcement by America’s mayors.