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The honeymoon is over in the San Luis Valley between its first-year prosecutor, the Alamosa police chief and…

Patrick Cannon had only been mayor of Charlotte for 114 days when he was arrested on federal corruption charges. He resigned that day, March 26, 2014."Have you ever been traveling down a road…

Posted on March 10, 2022 By Tom Travis It took the city council's finance committee eight hours on Wednesday night to navigate their way through a contentious meeting. The agenda contained 10 resolutions for…

County board members were enthusiastic about a $149.5 million bond authorization on Wednesday, saying the money could help the county secure "once in a generation" federal dollars for projects which he badly needed. The council's finance…

Although the department claims it does not intentionally target black motorists, advocates say Asheville police data proves otherwise, and after careful consideration by council members at a November meeting, the chef David Zack returned to…

After a contentious hours-long debate, Aurora City Council voted six to five to approve an urban camping ban that will be used to justify dispersing homeless encampments."This proposal is the only step we can take as local government to…

BELPRE — The city of Belpre hopes to update its financial software to increase security and efficiency. Belpre City Council voted Monday night to approve three readings…

A group of Yakima City Council members recommended former school board candidate Kenton Gartrell for a…

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Bluffton City Council has decided to table its discussion of a proposed intergovernmental agreement with Beaufort County regarding the school impact fee. The agreement would allow for the collection of school impact fees on new residential…

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg City Council committee voted against a new resolution Thursday morning for rent control. It was part of the regular meeting scheduled for this morning to discuss capping the amount of money landlords…

The Louisville Metro Board Public Safety Committee has voted to move forward with a vote of no confidence in downtown jail management following six deaths in detention since the end of November. The full Council is expected to take a…

The Student Council plays a very important role in the culture of our school. From planning events and spiritual weeks to decorating the school, the students and teachers involved in the committee do nothing less than a fantastic job of…

Asked to make adjustments to the maximum fine that Loveland City Court can impose on someone convicted of a charge, city council members had divisive views on Tuesday night. Some approved of increasing the $1,000 maximum to the maximum…

Racist comments apparently made by at least one Laguna Hills High School student against a black player from the Portola boys' basketball team have been circulating on social media in recent days. The remarks were made during Laguna Hills…

SAN DIEGO- The San Diego City Council's Public Safety and Liveable Neighborhoods Committee voted 4-0 Friday to move forward with a revised draft of the ordinance that will shape the city's new Police Practices Commission. The proposed…

A federal judge ordered the foreclosure and sale on Wednesday of the home of former Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Brown, reportedly days after his release from a jail where he served time for fraud.U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales…

City union workers could receive a 2.5% or 5% pay rise in 2022 pending council and union votes next week.The Legal and Finance Committee approved wage increases for bargaining unit employees by a 3-0 vote at Wednesday's…

New York, NY, December 17, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The Youth Advisory Council of Comic Relief US, a…

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Ypsilanti City Council met to discuss the city's natural resource issues, resolutions and more on Tuesday, December 7th. The Washtenaw County Conservation District presented a “community tree…

UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, Ohio - Days after city council approved legislation that spelled out terms and conditions for operating a home synagogue on University Parkway, Deputy Mayor Michele Weiss held a full council committee meeting on Thursday…

Missoula will soon have a new director of operations, as Eric Hallstrom was unanimously approved for the position on Wednesday by the city council's administration and finance committee.The nomination has been added to the…

Austin has to hire cops, but they don't get applications. It was at the heart of a working session Monday evening after the regular meeting of the city council. Reflecting a state and nationwide problem, the Austin…

Denver City Council has weighed the health of young people against the rights of adults who enjoy vaping…

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) - The construction of a new George Wythe High School has been the center of attention at many local government meetings. Tonight's public agenda for the Town of Richmond Education Pact quarterly meeting was…

Birla High SchoolThe school recently organized the 13th edition of its Odyssey fest,…

MOBILE, Alabama (WALA) - Ladd-Peebles Stadium had a venerable history, but it is largely inactive now and…

Huntington City Council rooms were filled Monday night with employees participating in two separate strikes at Cabell Huntington Hospital and Special Metals. Council members considered a resolution…

Mayor Bill de Blasio, Rich Maroko of the Hotel Trades Council and Council member Rafael Salamanca (Getty, iStock) A proposal to further restrict hotel development in the city is on the verge of final approval. The city council's land…

Mahalo for his support of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Take advantage of this free story! A measure that would establish a 3% hotel tax was put forward for final reading at a meeting of the Honolulu city…

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) - Philadelphia City Council member Bobby Henon resigned his leadership role on four council committees after being convicted of conspiracy and fraud charges earlier this week.Henon made the announcement Wednesday night…

Concluding an election cycle in which most of the other LGBTQ candidates were from the Democratic Party, two gay Republicans emerged victorious on Staten Island: one of them is a new city council member who worked for anti-lawmakers. LGBTQ…

Palo Alto's heated debate over tenant protections resumed on Monday, as city council prepared to consider a menu of measures to help local tenants, including extending eviction protections and capping rent increases .Dozens of speakers,…

JACKSONVILLE, Fla - The city of Jacksonville's plan to remove a statue from Springfield Park appears to have died on arrival after a third committee did not approve the $ 1.3 million measure.Tuesday morning's vote by the finance committee…

City leaders show their support for Louisville's first Inspector General. On Tuesday, the Metro Council government's oversight committee unanimously approved Ed Harness for the post of inspector general. He has…

The Student Council introduced FR21-16, a resolution to support Blackburn's takeover of Howard University and FR21-17, a modest tuition increase proposal to provide Medicare loan relief to…

Psychedelics share Detroit's Nov. 2 ballots with candidates for mayor, council, clerk and police commission. Illustration from Blue Sage Health Consulting in Ann Arbor, which trains clinicians in psychedelic therapy…

Hundreds of Evanston Township High School students walked out of the classroom and marched to Fountain Square during a climate justice protest on Friday afternoon. During the rally,…

A county council committee has recommended raising water rates in Montgomery County for the coming year, but not as high as a utility is pushing…

Bloomington City Council unanimously approved a petition to rezone a 1.31 acre property owned by Wheeler Mission Ministries. The approval would allow Wheeler to provide…

Cold nuggets. Expired milk. Hard tortillas. Breakfast staff buy their own cooking and cleaning supplies. In the weeks after the reopening, parents and students at some Chicago public schools complained about stale and unappetizing…

A day after his third arrest for suspected impaired driving, New Orleans District D council member Jared…

(WTTW News) Several of Chicago's most powerful city council members used employees of the city council committees they led to carry out work in their neighborhoods, a potential violation of state law. according to an audit published on…

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The County Council Planning, Housing and Economic Development (PHED) committee met on Monday to review and refine the…

A city council committee voted 7-0 on Oct. 4 to back a $ 114 million taxpayer incentive deal for Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan to build a development anchored in a hotel and residences Four Seasons on the…

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The Allegheny County Council Budget and Finance Committee on Tuesday evening discussed how to spend some of the $ 380 million in funding for the county's US bailout. Six of the seven committee…

Kansas City's mask mandate is up for debate again. The transport, infrastructure and operations committee will hear the order extending the mandate until October 7 at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday. It is currently due to expire on…

Council members decided that more comment is needed on whether to lower the age limit for golf carts on city streets.Does this story give you any value? Please consider a small donation to help fund our content. We…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) - Members of a Louisville Metro Council committee heard public comment on Tuesday on…

Balancing the needs of cyclists, motorists and pedestrians during a cycle lane project was the focus of discussions at the Edmonds City Council Parks and Public Works Committee meeting on Tuesday evening. Over the past year, the city…

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (September 7, 2021) - Charlotte City Council's ad hoc Redistribution Committee begins the process known as Redistribution by redrawing city council district boundaries and balancing the population of each…

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Kansas citizens could be required to mask themselves until the end of September when a new city ordinance is passed.The city council's transport, infrastructure and operations committee voted…

A special session of a Kansas City Council committee collects public testimony on the city's mask tenure on Wednesday. This is what you need to know. What's on the agenda The only item on the evening's agenda is Order 210694,…

A Baltimore City Council committee unanimously endorsed Mayor Brandon Scott's nominees for a panel to study the Baltimore Police Department's potential transition from state control to local control…

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) - Minneapolis City Council is taking another step toward securing a measure on the November ballot that would kill the Minneapolis Police Department. The ballot measure would replace the police with a public security…

The Minneapolis City Council voted overwhelmingly in favor of putting two questions on rent control ahead of voters in November, bringing the city one step closer to taking one of the most aggressive…

MANITOWOC - The Wisconsin attorney general's office will not consider opening an investigation into the residence of Manitowoc city councilor Aaron Bailey unless someone files a verified complaint with their office. The information was…

In high school, Dan Alpert and Adam Rosenbaum were part of the same youth group. And when the time came for the group's election, Rosenbaum arrived with a distinct look, Alpert said: wearing a single briefcase with only his…

Montgomery County Council members and state lawmakers call on the Washington Metropolitan Transit Authority to restore…

District 21 City Councilor Brandon Taylor delivers Special Committee 37208's report to Metropolitan Council on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. NASHVILLE, TN - After spending 4 months studying several unresolved issues, the chairs of 8…

PLATTSMOUTH - Students at Plattsmouth High School and College welcomed hundreds of their peers from across Nebraska on Monday morning at the state student council convention.The Nebraska Student Council Association (NASC)…