The Latest Breaking News from City Hall

Lord Ashcroft: 'Sadiq Khan is not unpopular but Londoners wonder what he has to show for 8 years in City Hall'

Sadiq Khan’s call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict had helped insulate him from a prospective challenge from Jeremy Corbyn at next year's Mayoral election

Evening Standard · Nov 22, 2023

London Assembly member Onkar Sahota told he cannot fight next year's City Hall election

Ealing and Hillingdon's London Assembly member has been told by Labour that he cannot keep his seat after 2024

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2023

Settlement and Apology as to Restriction on Holding "God Bless the Homeless Vets" Sign by City Hall

From the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE): A Georgia city apologized and paid up to settle a lawsuit about its officer's arrest of a veteran for holding a sign that said "God Bless the Homeless Vets" outside of its city hall. Following a First Amendment lawsuit from the…

Reason · Nov 21, 2023

‘Stickler’ defense? Opening statements wrap in Burke trial, feds begin calling witnesses

Prosecutors kicked off their case with Elmhurst University political science professor Constance Mixon, who began to explain Chicago city government to the jury.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023

Lexington renters and landlords have their say about source of income discrimination

Lexington City Hall has seen some rather lengthy public hearings in its time. Chalk one more up this week when the topic of housing was on the agenda. Specifically, the three-hour hearing focused on a proposed ban on “source of income discrimination.”

WEKU · Nov 17, 2023

In crooked Bridgeport bank case, investigators are looking into longtime city contractor

They’re looking at ties between a dumpster company, owned by James W. Bracken III, and a former city official who was on the bank’s board, the Sun-Times has learned.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2023

Ed Burke’s corruption trial to shift into high gear, jury seated, opening statements to begin soon

U.S. District Judge Virginia Kendall, prosecutors and defense attorneys have chosen 12 jurors at the Dirksen Federal Courthouse who will hear evidence that was used in 2019 to level criminal charges against Burke in a push against old-school, Chicago-style corruption.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2023

Mayor Johnson gets a green light on budget, but kicks the fiscal can down the road on migrant spending

With the city spending $40 million a month on the migrant emergency and no assurance of more state or federal aid, the long-term financial impact of Johnson’s budget is still very much up in the air.

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 16, 2023

Questions about Sadiq Khan's international travel raised at City Hall

City Hall's oversight committee has called for data on international trips to be made more accessible and for carbon offsetting processes to be improved

Evening Standard · Nov 15, 2023

Progress on misogyny in London Fire Brigade but ‘significant work to do’, City Hall told

The Brigade's deputy commissioner said staff were now more confident in lodging complaints about misconduct

Evening Standard · Nov 14, 2023