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City Council Unanimously Rejects Mayor’s $300 Million Property Tax Hike Proposal
Mayor Brandon Johnson argued the tax hike was necessary to avoid mass layoffs, including of police officers. Now, Johnson and City Council will have to figure out how to bring in other revenue to ...
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Ballot challenges, big money, information gaps: How Chicago’s first school board elections played out
In Chicago’s District 10 board race, ballot challenges, money, and attack ads swept in. The race mirrored some of the school ...
Portland’s 1st ranked-choice election reshaped races — but vote reallocation made little difference
Exhaustion rates also increase when more candidates run, Drutman and Santucci both said. They also said far more candidates ...
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Plans for a new Rays stadium may be hitting a bump with Pinellas and St. Pete lawmakers
The St. Petersburg City Council agreed to provide $287 million and the Pinellas County Commission $312 million dollars to ...
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Soon-Ruiz questions ‘excessive’ allocation for Christmas party for city employees
MANDAUE City Vice Mayor Nerissa Soon-Ruiz has called for clarification regarding the P16 million allocated in the City’s 2025 ...
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Cebu City workers to get P25K bonus
THE Cebu City Council unanimously approved a P322.8 million supplementary budget that will fund the first tranche of salary ...
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How Oakland saw no homicides for six weeks
The city of Oakland did not see a homicide for more than six weeks until Wednesday afternoon; that's the first time that's ...
NYC broker fee law requires landlords to cover the cost, not tenants
Broker fees in NYC will be covered by landlords, instead of tenants, under a new law passed Wednesday by the City Council.
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Jerry Dyer has four more years as Fresno mayor. Who’s lining up to be next? | Opinion
Dyer has the next four years to enact policy and cement his legacy. That much is certain. But what happens in 2028 when Dyer is termed out? How is the race to become the next mayo ...