MRCTI delivered more aid this week for St. Louis tornado victims. Special thanks to all the folks that helped from Mission Financial to Urban League. MRCTI is dedicated to keeping the assistance flowing.

Today, Missouri became the first state along the Mississippi River to pass a mass water export prohibition. MRCTI was pleased to support this work and is using SB 82 as a template for a Mississippi River Compact along the entire corridor.

Loved being part of the PBS special "Tipping Point, the Mighty Mississippi." Go to mrcti.org to see all the Mayors are working to accomplish. Mayors have transformative projects on the Mississippi across 45 cities, 9 states.

MRCTI is making waves in Geneva 🌊 Let’s build a treaty that works for all. #HarmonizeNow #NoTimeToWaste #mississippirivermayors #mrcti #BusinessForAPlasticsTreaty

Congratulations to Mayor Smiley of Clarksville, MO. Through perseverance, dedication, hard work, and refusing to abandon the City's most valuable asset the Mississippi River, Clarksville successfully completed their removable floodwall today!

Mayors Gallagher (Bettendorf, IA) & Simmons (Greenville, MS) met with the U.S. State Dept & USEPA in Geneva on plastic pollution, focusing on EPR & smarter product design for a circular economy. #PlasticPollution #ZeroWaste #ClimateAction #BusinessNeedsGlobalRules

Mayors of MRCTI will take the Mississippi Ricer Corridor to a new level Sept. 17in the Twin Cities. Please go to mrcti.org for more details.

Mayor Morrow of Grafton, IL testified today before the U.S. Army Corps Mississippi River Commission on incredible work River Mayors are doing in unison to deploy largest non-federal portfolio of natural infrastructure projects to secure our economy. ducks.org/conservation/d…

Movies along the Mississippi River: the film industry is booming on the Mississippi with LA, IL, and MO attracting more movies & shows like this one filming in St. Louis today a block from the water's edge. Check out the Missouri Film Office for more, mofilm.org

Prayers from all our cities on the Mississippi River are pouring in for Minneapolis. MRCTI will host part of its annual meeting in Minneapolis this September 17. We plan to arrive in mass to support Minneapolis and lend all the energy we can to lift one of the River's best.

Mayors of the Mississippi River unveil new speakers for their upcoming annual meeting in the Twin Cities Sept 16, 17. This will be an historic meeting with several major announcements.

Mayor Koch of Coon Rapids and Mayor Logan of Blytheville, AR open the MRCTI annual meeting. Mayors of Champlin and Brooklyn Park work together to lift Mayors' first regional conference.

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.

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. drought.gov/news/nidis-lau…

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.

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.

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

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. cbsnews.com/minnesota/vide…

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.