MRCTI

Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative has been promoting economic and environmental security and stability along the Mississippi River Corridor.

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MRCTI and global reinsurance industry are working together to create the world's first parametric insurance protection for a river corridor to help communities with rapid response and systemic reduction of risk. https://t.co/RUbbyW3Ss5

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MRCTI hosted Katie Thornton with WIRED magazine who is doing a national piece on the Mississippi River Mayors' efforts to create Parametric protections from disasters along the whole waterway. MRCTI took WIRED to 4 cities: Clarksville, Grafton, East St. Louis, and Arnold.

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Congratulations to MRCTI member Mayor JoAnne Smiley of Clarksville, MO for winning this year's Deverne Lee Calloway award for leadership. Mayor Smiley is an example of persistent, calm, unwavering commitment to public service. She has brought Clarksville, MO back from the brink.

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MRCTI loved celebrating the Vietnam Veterans Day with the former and current Mayors of the great city of Kimmswick, MO. Mayor Emeritus Phil Stang and Mayor Kraft did a great job!

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ABC News releases piece on the Mayors of the Mississippi River efforts to secure the future of the world's most important River region. https://t.co/mB1XK4NE7j

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Mississippi River Mayors convene in DC calling for protections to city grids and water resources from over-consumptive AI infrastructure. Mayors called Senator Hawley's (MO) GRID Act an example of a good first start @SenHawleyPress. See full release here: https://t.co/NNUwnBHXKg

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Blytheville, AR mayor Melissa Logan, @COBlytheville, and Mayor Paul Young of Memphis, @CityOfMemphis, kickoff the MRCTI DC Fly-in at embassy of the Netherlands, @NLintheUSA, with Ambassador Tazelaar & MO Congressman Bob Onder, @BobOnderMO. Article here: https://t.co/UofmhPdoHc

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Congratulations to Quincy, IL and Hannibal, MO for being awarded a joint MRCTI Annual Meeting for 2027. This will be the first MRCTI Annual Meeting hosted by two cities down river from each other.

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MRCTI has entered into emergency operations as a major winter storm with ice, disruptive snow, and life-threatening cold come over the Mississippi River corridor. Cities from St. Charles, MO to Vicksburg, MS are set to be severely impacted. Our recovery partners are ready!

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Mayor Young of Memphis and Mayor Logan of Blytheville, AR urge the White House to remain in the UN climate framework as that treaty has essentially become a trade agreement.

Memphis Flyer
https://t.co/4vdk3ek6mi

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Mississippi River Mayors released a statement this week on the US possibly withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, or UNFCCC. The economic stakes are high, impact on US exports is considerable. See the statement here. https://t.co/XKlsSxzBd9

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Ready to lead! Mayor Young of Memphis and Mayor Logan of Blytheville, AR take the helm of MRCTI. The new Co-Chairs met in Memphis this week to set a transformation plan for MRCTI so the association can become even more effective.

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Today, Convoy of Hope's food drop took place in St. Charles, MO. Due to ongoing federal shutdown, food banks have realized a 30% to 80% increase in demand. Thanks to a partnership with MRCTI & Convoy, Memphis, Muscatine, St. Louis, Greenville, & others will receive a vital supply

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MRCTII and Convoy of Hope conducted an emergency operations call with cities regarding food bank deficits in the wake of the ongoing federal shutdown. We're working to provide immediate supply to Muscatine, IA; St. Louis, MO; St. Charles, MO; and Memphis, TN. More to come.

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The Mayors of the Mississippi River put on a tremendous annual meeting that was historic! Take a look at this perfect report by CBS news on everything accomplished. https://t.co/ysE9V6KZBb

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Missouri Senator Jamie Burger authored the first bill to ban mass water exports from the Mississippi River Corridor via Missouri. MRCTI MO chair Mayor Kinder of Cape Girardeau hosted Sen. Burger on how to replicate his bill in 9 states as foundation of a Mississippi River Compact

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Mayor Logan of Blytheville, AR and Mayor Iocco of Red Wing, MN deliver opening plenary remarks for Subnationals in concert with the UN General Assembly in New York. Mayors discussed the need for economic resilience along the Mississippi River.

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Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative hosts the official federal launch of the new U.S. Department of Commerce NOAA drought and flood dashboard that brings together data from over 8 federal agencies on vital risk and environmental conditions.
https://t.co/dz7YCa3pjQ

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MRCTI is proud to host MO State Senator Jamie Burger to build a Mississippi River State Compact using Senator Burger's SB 82 as a template for other states. SB 82 prohibits mass export of water out of Missouri. MRCTI wants to lead on duplicating that for all other 9 states.

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Welcome to the Twin Cities! MRCTI is getting ready to kick-off an historic meeting of Mayors along the Mississippi River tonight in Champlin, MN.