Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Columbus Mayor Andrew Ginther on the overnight shooting at an Orlando Halloween Celebration. “Once again, we wake up to a mass shooting, this one at a large Halloween celebration in downtown Orlando, that has left at least two people dead and six injured. America’s
Program Supported by Target Recognizes Boston (MA), Madison (WI), and Bloomington (MN) Kansas City, Missouri — Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Target announced the winners in this year’s Police Reform and Equitable Justice Grant Program which is designed to recognize, strengthen, and sustain policies and practices that police departments across the nation are
Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the American Beverage Foundation for a Healthy America (ABFHA) announced during the 90th Annual USCM Winter Meeting the winners of the 2022 Childhood Obesity Prevention and Environmental Health and Sustainability Awards, granting $745,000 to nine U.S. cities. Since the beginning of their decade-long partnership, USCM and
Houston and Beverly Mayors Win Top Honors Washington, D.C. – Today, thirteen mayors are being recognized for their efforts to address the climate crisis as part of the 2021 Mayors Climate Protection Awards. Top honors went to Houston (TX) Mayor Sylvester Turner for the Sunnyside Landfill Solar Project and Beverly (MA) Mayor Michael P. Cahill
Will advise mayors, sports, and recreation officials on safe reopening policies Washington, DC—A high-level advisory group of some of the country’s leading public health and sports experts has been established to advise mayors and sports and recreation officials on safe policies and practices as cities reopen from the COVID-19 pandemic. The newly-established U.S. Conference of
Mayors Mitch Landrieu (New Orleans), Pete Buttigieg (South Bend), Steve Benjamin (Columbia), Nan Whaley (Dayton) and Steve Adler (Austin) Among Delegation of Mayors in Austin, TX Thursday, March 8 – Tuesday, March 13, 2018 Austin, TX – More than 20 mayors from across the country will head to Austin, TX this week for South by
The United States Conference of Mayors’ DollarWise Campaign Awards: Innovation Grants – Akron, OH; Baltimore, MD; Houston, TX Summer Youth Campaign Grants – Little Rock, AR and Orlando, FL WASHINGTON, D.C.—The United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) DollarWise Campaign has awarded its 2018 Innovation Grants to three cities with extraordinary financial education initiatives. Akron, OH
Washington, DC – Mayors across the country have undertaken significant efforts to further strengthen police/community relations, a new report of 49 cities released today from The U.S. Conference of Mayors shows. The report finds that in response to the tragic shootings in Baton Rouge, Falcon Heights, and Dallas that rocked the nation in early July,