Council gives modest boost to LAPD hiring, amid tensions with mayor
Months of tension between Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and members of the City Council burst into public…
NYC pols beg Gov. Hochul for more psych beds to ease street homelessness crisis
New York City lawmakers are ramping up pressure on Gov. Kathy Hochul to reopen long-shuttered psychiatric hospitals, arguing…
Philly could see more sidewalk cafes in 2026 with new City Council bill
Mural City Cellars co-owner Nicholas Ducos said he’s been trying to get a permit for picnic tables outside…
Why Fort Worth Voters Repeatedly Reject City Council Pay Raises
Pay raises for elected public officials are almost always received as well as Granny’s fruitcake at Christmas. Imagine…
An Easy Way to Make Real-Estate Ownership in NYC More Fair
Photo: Richard B. Levine/Sipa USA/Reuters Speaker Adrienne Adams and the City Council have only a few days left…
San Antonio council members express skepticism, caution while discussing possible elections move
SAN ANTONIO – Most of the San Antonio City Council appears reluctant to move the city’s elections from…
Against Parker’s wishes, Council advances version of her housing plan
By Jack Tomczuk City Council on Wednesday advanced an updated $800 million bond measure for Mayor Cherelle Parker’s…
NYC’s deadliest intersections revealed — as officials propose fix that could save lives
There are 118 intersections in the five boroughs where at least five people have been killed or seriously…
Head tax Chicago budget news: Mayor Brandon Johnson changes proposal; Chicago City Council members prepare to present alternatives
CHICAGO (WLS) — Mayor Brandon Johnson offered a significant change to his controversial corporate head tax on Monday…
A Scottsdale tale of two mega-projects |
Two landscape-changing, “transformational” projects that rolled through Scottsdale City Council in back-to-back years face each other in a…