• Oklahoma City Mayor Cornett, Former President Clinton, Vice President Cheney Observe Tenth Anniversary of Bomb Tragedy
• Homeland Security Funding Changes Move Forward in Congress
• Chairman Bond (MO) Vigorously Champions CDBG at Senate Appropriations Hearing

Executive Director's Column

• Executive Director's Column

Washington Outlook

• Bipartisan Senate Action on Workforce Investment Act Reauthorization Moves Forward
• White House, Congress, Amtrak Offer Significant Modernization Measures
• Small Business Administrator Barreto Says Agency Had Record-Shattering Year
• Senate Amendment Adds 650 New Border Patrol Officers
• Senator Coleman Keeps Pressure Up on CDBG
• House Passes Comprehensive Energy Bill
• Bills Reintroduced to Permanently Ban State, Local Taxes on Internet Access Fees
• Mayors Press for Action on TEA-21 Reauthorization as Sixth Extension Expires May 31
• Trenton Mayor Palmer Addresses New Jersey Mayors Conference, Calls for Support of Conference Effort to Save CDBG
• Ohio Senator Voinovich Calls on State and Local Groups to Help Improve Unfunded Mandates Law

Other

MWMA Meeting MWMA Holds 2005 Legislative, Regulatory Update Clean Air, Clean Diesel Discussed at MWMA Meeting Electronics Recycling: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Maybe Regulate Illegal Transfer Stations Appearing on Railroads Rep. Turner Briefs MWMA on Brownfields Tax Incentive

• Mayors Encouraged to Take Up Afterschool Challenge
• Throughout U.S., Cities, Counties Celebrate Community Development Week
• City Education Leader Vacancies Grow
• Richard Florida Launches New Book on Creative Class
• Tackling Kansas City's Capital Improvements Backlog, Building Public Confidence
• Paramount (CA) Tackles Gang Prevention with Schools, Sheriffs' Cooperation Effort
• Sentrypoints Unveils Mayors Executive Command Center
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