During their recent visit to Washington, D.C., mayors of Mississippi River towns and cities urged the White House to prioritize the corridor in various projects and initiatives. The Mississippi River… Read More
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As severe drought once again lowered river levels and restricted cargoes on the Mississippi River, mayors of cities and towns along its length met in Bemidji, Minn., near the river’s… Read More
After a successful series of Washington, D.C., meetings with high-level federal agency leaders, members of Congress and top cabinet officials, member mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative… Read More
Mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) gathered last week with federal officials and industry leaders to take stock of drought impacts unfolding in the Mississippi River corridor and… Read More
At the November 1 virtual press event sponsored by the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI), the Mississippi River mayors put forth seven policy proposals to help forge a… Read More
As it celebrates 10 years of activism and success with its anniversary meeting in St. Louis—its first live meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic—Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) addresses… Read More
The world is catching up to the vision that Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative was created to promote—a vision of a systemwide response to systemwide challenges to the Mississippi… Read More
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law by President Joe Biden in November, is pushing a “tsunami” of federal funding out the door during the next five… Read More
Member mayors of the Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) from Louisiana, Mississippi and Illinois gathered in St. Louis January 31 with Waterways Council Inc. to profile the transformative… Read More
In March, hunting and conservation group Ducks Unlimited (DU) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative (MRCTI), made up of the mayors of more… Read More