• Conference Receives Americans for the Arts National Award
• Senate Approves $110 Million for COPS Hiring as Supported by USCM
• Override Vote on Children’s Health Bill Fails in House

Executive Director's Column

• Executive Director's Column

About the Mayor

• About the Mayor

Washington Outlook

• Temporary Funding Threatens Census Bureau’s Preparations for 2010 Census
• House Votes Overwhelmingly to Extend Tax'Free Internet Access
• House Passes National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act
• Summary of the National Affordable Housing Trust Fund Act
• Mayors Testify on McKinney'Vento Homeless Reauthorization
• Raw Sewage Right to Know Act Will Ensure Monitoring of Sewage Treatment Plants
• Senate, House Consider Attempts to Revive Immigration Reform

Other

• Newsweek Magazine Profiles Atlanta Mayor in "Women and Power" Feature October 15
• USCM President Palmer Wins Major Award, Challenges Mortgage Bankers to Help Families Save Homes
• Mayors Help Citizens Learn Importance of Savings
• Connecticut Cities, Businesses Leading Local Initiative to Control Energy Use, Reduce Harmful Emissions
• U.S. Communities Cooperative Purchasing Program Offers Nine Ways to Go Green
• Railroad Exemptions for Solid Waste Transfer Facilities Discussed at Hearing
• Best Practice: Refinery’s Closure in Sugar Land Spurs Environmentally Safe Development
• Calendar of Events