• Lawyers, Guns & Mayors (Reprint from New York Times Op-Ed Section — 2/24/04)

Washington Outlook

• Senator Cantwell Amendment to Budget Resolution Passes&151;$250 million Intended for Workforce Training
• Clean Air Act Reauthorization Probably Postponed Until 2005, 109th Congress
• Mayors Call for "Clean" Extension of Welfare Program
• House Subcommittee Approves Nearly $8 Billion For Coast Guard Reauthorization
• Congress Begins to Focus on Financial Literacy as a National Problem
• Senate Approves Strict Limits on Sale-Lease Back Financing
• House Set To Markup $275 Billion Transportation Bill

Other

• Cities To Celebrate National Community Development Week, April 12-18
• Conference of Mayors Continues To Underscore Intercity And Commuter Rail Security Gaps
• April 2 Deadline for $745 Million in Firefighters Grants
• Mayors, County Officials Involved with Issues of Gay Marriages, Civil Unions
• Mayors Speaking at Regional Summits; Preparing America's Future High School Initiative
• Louisville Metro Mayor Discusses City-County Merger With Large Urban County Caucus of NACO
• Illinois Mayors Mullins, Nelson and McLeod Attend Malcolm Baldrige Award Ceremony for School District
• National League of Cities Takes 7-Point Legislative Agenda to Congress
• O'Malley Rejects State Bail Out of Baltimore City Public Schools to Keep City Control
• USCM Partner: Phoenix Selects Nationwide Deferred Compensation Program
• Recent Actions: Gay Marriages
• California Cities Prepare to Help Seniors Cope with Disasters
• Workforce Innovations 2004
• Best Practices: Mayor Franklin Leads Atlanta's Infrastructure Overhaul
• Calendar of Events