Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) concluded its virtual two-day summit on ‘Reimagining Public Safety.’ Held in partnership with Cities United and Everytown for Gun Safety, the gathering featured Mayors and local leaders in discussion about implementing solutions that can help make our cities safer and included several calls for Congress to
Tuesday, May 18 – Wednesday, May 19, 2021 Washington, D.C. – America’s mayors are gathering virtually for a summit on Reimagining Public Safety on Tuesday, May 18 and Wednesday, May 19, 2021. The virtual summit, being held in partnership with Cities United and Everytown for Gun Safety, will be convened as Congress is being called to
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on the mass shooting in Colorado Springs: “Today, we are once again left searching for the words to describe our grief in the face of another mass shooting, which took the lives of six people in Colorado Springs who had
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on the mass shooting in Boone, North Carolina: “Once again, America woke up this morning to the news of yet another mass shooting – one that has taken the lives of four people, including two law enforcement officers. And
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer on the mass shooting last night in Indianapolis: “America woke up this morning to yet another mass shooting – one that has taken the lives of eight people and wounded others. Will this tragedy produce action in the Senate on
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by U.S. Conference of Mayors President Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI), on today’s shooting in Milwaukee: “Today we add Milwaukee to the long and rapidly growing list of America’s cities that have recently experienced mass shootings. Today Milwaukee loses at least six residents who leave countless family
Washington, DC—Below is a statement by Bryan K. Barnett, Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI) and President of the United States Conference of Mayors on the shooting in Jersey City (NJ): “Once again, America’s mayors must speak out on a mass shooting – this one in Jersey City, where four people were killed, one an experienced
Washington, DC – Below is a statement by Bryan Barnett, U.S. Conference of Mayors President and Mayor of Rochester Hills (MI), on today’s shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita (CA): "No matter how often during the year a "breaking news" alert is followed by a report of a shooting somewhere with multiple victims,
Washington, D.C. – Today, on behalf of the nation’s mayors and the police chiefs of major cities across America, the Presidents of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and Major Cities Chiefs Association sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) calling on them to consider needed legislation that
Follows Meeting with White House Officials and Letter Signed by Almost 300 Mayors – Republicans and Democrats – Calling for Senate to Address Gun Violence WASHINGTON, D.C. – TODAY at 4:30 p.m. EDT, a bipartisan group of mayors, including the mayors of Dayton, Ohio, Pittsburgh, PA and Parkland, FL, and police chiefs will hold a