U.S. mayors propose jobs programs

On the same day that new data showed zero employment growth in August, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa led a chorus of mayors in calling for more federal spending to spur job creation. Daily News.

Villaraigosa, in his role as president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, released a broad, bipartisan proposal to try to end the stalemate in Washington over funding. He was joined by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Mesa, Ariz., Mayor Scott Smith in calling on Congress to accept their "common sense jobs agenda" to put America back to work.

"These are programs that have received bipartisan support in the past," Villaraigosa said. "It's time to break the gridlock in the Beltway. I think the American people are tired of the political posturing and want to see an end to the polarization and lack of progress."