Citing Columbia for its diversity efforts, Mayor Steve Benjamin said he’ll work to raise $1 million to promote inclusive local policies across the country during his inauguration Monday as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors. “I believe it is the reason that Columbia is here at this opportunity right now,” Benjamin said during his half-hour remarks at a ceremony…
Mayor Steve Benjamin said Thursday devices that turn semi-automatic weapons into “mass murder machines” should be illegal, and he hopes a ban in South Carolina’s capital city prompts similar moves nationwide. Read more>>