Cision WASHINGTON, Feb. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Below is a statement by United States Conference of Mayors President and Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin in support of El Paso (TX) Mayor Dee Margo: “Last night during his rally in El Paso, President Trump claimed that El Paso Mayor Dee Margo was ‘full of crap’ because he and other local officials have said that a border fence has not made a difference in reducing crime in the…
WLTX Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin says he wants to see the Columbia Housing Authority commissioners keep their staff accountable. This comes several days after one of the commissioners resigned after she said she wasn’t receiving the information she needed to make decisions. The Housing Authority is under scrutiny after two men–Derrick Roper and Calvin Witherspoon –died of carbon monoxide poisoning…
The Oakland Press Last week, Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett and a bipartisan group of mayors went to the White House to meet with the president, vice president and leadership to discuss their economic and workforce development priorities. Barnett is vice president of the United States Conference of Mayors (USCM) and was attending the group’s 87th annual winter meeting in…
Governing The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) kicked off its winter meeting in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, offering a stark contrast to the divided elected officials on Capitol Hill, where a standoff over immigration between President Donald Trump and Congress has left the federal government partially shut down for more than a month. The local leaders convened just two blocks…
Press-Telegram “The nation’s mayors urge Washington to end this crisis and prioritize instead the economic security of all Americans, the majority of whom live in cities”, stated the organization’s President Mayor Steve Benjamin of Columbia, South Carolina. Read more>>>
ABC Columbia COLUMBIA,SC (WOLO)-Today people in the Midlands paused to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.Hundreds of people came out to MLK park to celebrate his life and legacy. “This serves as an inspiration to ordinary people like you and me to recognize that we all have something to contribute, and if we do, we can make the world better…
PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Jan. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — Below is a statement from United States Conference of Mayors President Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin on today’s ruling blocking the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census: “The nation’s mayors are extremely gratified that U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman of New York’s Southern District court blocked the Commerce Department’s attempt to add a citizenship question to the…
Free Times As a shutdown of the federal government now sprawls into its third week, Columbia Mayor Steve Benjamin, who leads a national group of mayors, is calling upon leaders in Washington to “resolve this crisis immediately and work with us to address the real needs of the American people.” Benjamin is the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors,…
Cision PR Newswire WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ — The United States Conference of Mayors President and Columbia (SC) Mayor Steve Benjamin released the following statement on the federal government shutdown: “As the government shutdown stretches into its third week, the nation’s mayors urge Washington to end this crisis and prioritize instead the economic security of all Americans, the majority of whom live in cities. No one wins…
Free Times Need to catch an Uber? The Midlands’ bus system might cover part of the bill. As part of its continuing aggressive expansion, the COMET is partnering with Uber to subsidize two kinds of trips: late-night rides, and runs to area grocery stores. The trips are limited to the system’s fixed route service area. Read more>>>