By Brennen Kauffman | Colorado Politics
Colorado Springs Mayor Yemi Mobolade met with White House staff earlier this month to make the case for Colorado Springs’ strategic value to the administration.
Mobolade was in Washington March 8-12 for the National League of Cities’ annual Congressional City Conference, an event where thousands of city officials meet with federal staff and members of Congress.
During the trip, Mobolade met with the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, the liaisons between President Donald Trump’s White House staff and local governments nationwide. Mobolade had talked to the office in February and, while there last week, said he offered to have Colorado Springs serve as a sounding board and testing ground for national policies.