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Amarillo City Council must vote on abortion travel ban following successful voter petition

The council has been reluctant to approve the ban since it first debated the issue last fall.

The Texas Tribune · May 16, 2024

Minneapolis Implements Minimum Price For Cigarettes

Minneapolis City Council implements minimum cigarette price to discourage smoking and promote public health, setting a new standard in tobacco regulation.

This East Texas town hasn’t held a city council election in at least 18 years

In Kennard, City Council members have been appointed after previous members retired or died.

The Texas Tribune · Apr 25, 2024

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All candidates for Winston-Salem City Council Northwest Ward complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the Nov. 5, 2024, general election for Winston-Salem City Council Northwest Ward — Regina Ford Hall (D) and Jimmy Hodson (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for office.

Ballotpedia · Apr 16, 2024

Voters in Irvine, California, approved Measure D, adding two more city councilmembers and changing from at-large to by-district elections beginning in Nov.

Voters in Irvine, California, approved Measure D on March 5, with 59.8% voting for the charter amendment. Beginning with the general election in November, Measure D will increase the size of the city council from five to seven members, including the mayor, and require the council members to be elected…

Ballotpedia · Apr 16, 2024

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson Absent From Key Votes

Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson faces scrutiny for frequent absences despite advocating for accountability.

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Disrupt Berkeley City Council Meeting

Pro-Palestinian protesters disrupt Berkeley City Council meeting, shouting derogatory remarks during Holocaust Remembrance Day vote.

A petition to recall Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson fails

The former Democratic state lawmaker announced he was switching party affiliations last year — prompting the recall by community activist Davante Peters.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 7, 2024

Councilwoman Palladino Calls For Strengthening Sanctuary City Law

New York City Councilwoman Palladino opposes sanctuary city law, calls for reinstating ICE, and emphasizes unity in addressing city challenges.

Dallas’ city manager resigns, leaving one more major Texas city without a chief executive

City Manager T.C. Broadnax resigned amid tensions with city leaders, including Mayor Eric Johnson. Three of Texas’ major cities — Dallas, Austin and El Paso — now have vacancies at the top of their local governments.

The Texas Tribune · Feb 21, 2024

The Landlord Behind Massive Los Angeles Eviction Has Spent More Than $1 Million on City Elections

Douglas Emmett Inc.’s surge in donations began after a city councilman opposed evictions.

Capital & Main · Feb 20, 2024

Follow the law on arbitration for Chicago police accused of serious misconduct

If City Council members don’t like the law, they should try changing it.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 15, 2024

Democratic ward committeeperson’s job has lost its luster for City Council members

A growing number of sitting alderpersons are either not running at all or have been forced to withdraw and perhaps run as write-in candidates after failing to gather the number of signatures needed to get on the ballot.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 15, 2024

City preparing to ‘right-size’ migrant shelters due to budget constraints

Ald. Andre Vasquez (40th), chair of the City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights, said Deputy Chief of Staff Cristina Pacione-Zayas told him late last month of the city’s plan to, as she put it, “right-size” the migrant shelter system without offering details.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 12, 2024

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2024

Record number of Divvy rides, more bike lanes made 2023 an ‘incredible year’ for cycling in Chicago, city official says

Last year, the city transportation department released its “Cycling Strategy,” billed as a “community-driven approach” to creating a “more connected, healthy and sustainable” city, with the goal of “designing and implementing 150 miles of bikeways in the coming years.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 10, 2024

Southwest Side needs a new police district, alderpersons say

Former Mayor Rahm Emanuel balanced his first budget in part by closing three district police stations. Now, Ald. Marty Quinn (13th) and six City Council colleagues want to build a new one at a cost of $30 million or more.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 10, 2024

Petition calls for recall of Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson after party switch

Johnson, formerly a Democrat, joined the Republican Party last year.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 9, 2024

Chicago’s acting planning commissioner vows to “get more shovels in the ground and more ribbons cut”

Ciere Boatright says she will use tax increment financing, the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund and what she called the “entire financial toolbox” to remove roadblocks she encountered as a real estate executive known for her work on community revival.

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Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2024

Real estate interests seek to block ‘Bring Chicago Home’ referendum

A coalition of real estate and development groups filed suit Friday seeking to knock the binding referendum off the ballot, calling it an example of “log-rolling,” a legislative tactic of combining a politically unpopular proposal with popular one so voters will swallow the bitter pill.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2024

Ed Burke still in line for hefty payouts from pension, campaign funds after corruption conviction

The Chicago City Council icon turned felon is entitled to more than $540,000 he paid into a city pension fund and a nearly $2.5 million payout from his campaign fund.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 4, 2024

Arbitrator reaffirms police disciplinary ruling, urges City Council to rethink rejection

Arbitrator Edwin Benn said state law guarantees Chicago police officers accused of the most serious wrongdoing the right to bypass the Police Board in favor of arbitration. Benn also criticized Mayor Brandon Johnson and the 33 City Council members who rejected his earlier ruling.

The Texas Tribune · Jan 4, 2024

This West Texas town has a lot of money in the bank. Why can't it pick up its trash?

Like local leaders in many other towns in West Texas, the Kermit City Council spent years saving its tax revenue fearing the energy economy would crash. Now it is struggling to keep up with essential services like trash and road repair.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2023

Here are the top stories that made the news in Chicago in 2023

New arrivals and a new mayor grabbed city headlines while old political figureheads went down and long-standing conflicts flared up. The Sun-Times was there for it all.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 27, 2023

Ed Burke and City Council members who call his conviction ‘a tragedy’ suck the life out of Chicago

What’s sad is that corruption continues to be so normalized in this town, an Irving Park resident writes.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 26, 2023

City Council resolution calling for a cease-fire in Gaza is deeply flawed

The Committee on Health and Human Relations voted on a one-sided resolution, Ald. Debra Silverstein writes. The council must also advocate for the release of hostages and condemn the violence against Israeli citizens.

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