In Dallas, de Blasio announces nationwide task force to tackle inequality
Mayors across the country have set their focus on tackling inequality.
Appearing at the 82nd annual U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) meeting in Dallas yesterday, Mayor Bill de Blasio and USCM President and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson announced the “Cities of Opportunity Task Force.” Chaired by Mayor de Blasio, the task force will bring together mayors from across the nation to leverage the power of municipal governments to advance a national, common equity agenda.
“We are living in a time of rising inequality and declining opportunity – this is a threat to our fundamental values and an obstacle to the nation’s economic growth,” said Mayor de Blasio. “Mayors are starting to respond to this crisis, and this task force is going to organize and focus the progressive ideas coming out of cities across the U.S., and put city issues back on the national agenda.”