Two years ago this month, the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) was passed, delivering critically-needed financial assistance to help cities get through the pandemic and drive the country’s economic recovery. The directive from Congress and President Joe Biden was not just to rebuild and create jobs, but to make lasting…

March 11, 2023 marked the second anniversary of the passage of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), which provided a lifeline for America’s cities at the height of the pandemic, enabling them to drive America’s recovery and begin building back stronger than they were before. ARPA, which sent an historic…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. Taking office in 2014, Mayor Ras J. Baraka is the 40th Mayor of the City of Newark. …

Since 2016, the U.S. Conference of Mayors, in partnership with South by Southwest and the City of Austin, has organized the Civic I/O Mayors’ Summit at SXSW, bringing together city leaders, creatives, and entrepreneurs to explore solutions to some of our cities’ most pressing challenges. The Mayors’ Summit features a…

“Before I leave office, I want Houston to be the first big city to end chronic homelessness,” shared Mayor Sylvester Turner in an interview with The New York Times. …

The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. Frank C. Ortis was first elected Mayor of the City of Pembroke Pines in 2004 and re-elected in 2008, 2012, 2016…

“Homelessness is an issue that knows no boundaries. It is in our shared interests to work toward creating a lasting solution,” said Mayor John Giles of Mesa, Arizona after the Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG) Regional Council approved a resolution to join House America, a national initiative to address homelessness…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors represents more than 1,400 mayors across the country. Our Meet the Mayor series is designed to highlight their work on behalf of America’s cities. Mayor Brian Wahler is an Advisory Council member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Chair of the Legislative Action Standing…

Last year, more than 300,000 people lacked stable housing in the U.S., according to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and in 2020, around 200,000 had to sleep in places like tents or cars, according to the Urban Institute. For unhoused people, homelessness can mean chronic pain, increased…