July 15, 2002 VOL. 69, ISSUE 13

Mayors Lead Campaign to Stop National Amtrak Shutdown Rail Budgets by Nation Comparison Chart Demand for Passenger Rail is Growing Senate Committee Approves $3.5 Billion for First Responders Matching Grant Program for Housing Trust Funds Approved by House Committee Executive Director's Column Senate Approves Yucca Mountain as the Storage Facility for Nuclear Waste DOT Secretary Mineta Announces Grant to Amtrak for New York House Supports UPARR; Senate Cuts U.S. House Approves Bill Allowing Airline Pilots To Be Armed: White House Opposes Measure; Senate Prospects Uncertain Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Passes Highway Funding Bill Senate Committee Moves Forward on Multi-Pollutant Bill TSA Notification Budget Comparison Chart Reserved for the Mayor Congress Off to a Slow Start in Approving FY 2003 Spending Bills Federalization Process Continues at More Airports Supreme Court Rules on Census and Disability Issues Affecting State and Local Government Mayor Daley Pushes Ordinance to Use TIF Dollars for Job Training Mayor Daley of Chicago Inspires One Book One Chicago/Zooray for Books The Proposed New Multi-Billion Dollar U.S. Educational Trust Fund: A Vital Priority Digital Opportunity Investment Resolution House Passes Information Sharing Act - Bill Reflects Conference of Mayors Priority Kettering Mayor Announces Special Art Exhibition Featuring Cars to Celebrate City's 50th Anniversary Memorial Garden Opens for 9-11 Victims Nadler Calls for a National Energy Policy Built on the Needs of Cities Mayor Greg Nickels Proposes $95 Million Housing Levy Public Safety and Historic Places Conference to be Held Coles, Kilpatrick Testify Before Senate Banking Subcommittee On The TEA-21 National Partnership Calendar of Events