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Members of the Glasgow City Council union are due to strike for two days later this month over an equal pay dispute. The workers, mostly women, will strike on March 29 and 30 to demand equal pay. They will then strike again in April if!-->…

Councils will have to cut key services to pay for the 'soul-destroying' damage caused by three unprecedented storms across the UK, local leaders have said.Storms Dudley, Eunice and Franklin brought hurricane-force winds and heavy rain to…

The town of Vincent has joined calls to introduce compulsory voting in local government.It became the second inner city council last week to recommend the change as part of its comments on the state government reform package to the Local…

SAN DIEGO- Mayor Todd Gloria is proposing that San Diego drop its unusual city email retention policy forever and keep emails for five years, which he says would be the longest retention policy in the city. state and country.Gloria says the…

During Tuesday's business session, Flagstaff City Council was presented with recommendations on pending bills to support or oppose. The bills recommended for the opposition had one thing in common: they would strip…

(Editor's note: The following agendas should be considered draft agendas up to 72 hours before meetings.) Rio Communities Planning and Zoning Commission When: 5:30 p.m., Thursday, February 3, in the boardroom. The meeting will…

From longtime business owners to startup founders, our interview topics with business founders offered a wealth of knowledge on everything from business development to expansion to building customer relationships. . Here are some of the…

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WATERVILLE — City Council on Tuesday plans to consider joining the Kennebec Valley Council of Governments after quitting its membership many years ago. The meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. at The Elm at 21 College Ave., and the public can…

While the ballots for the February 15 special election in San Francisco are expected to start arriving in voters' mailboxes on January 18, most of the city's elected leaders have already approved the race for the open seat on the…

When the political career of outgoing Pittsburgh mayor, Bill Peduto, began about three decades ago, the city was much different from the one he said left mayor-elect Ed Gainey. Peduto said he started working in "a city that was in…

Illustration by Adriana Heldiz For years Barry Pollard has met a group of neighbors engaged over coffee to discuss issues of life and community. The longtime leader from Southeast San Diego calls the group his "personal think…

The newly elected councilors of the Blue Mountains City Council were sworn in (or affirmation) last night (December 23, 2021), following the 2021 local elections.Councilor Mark Greenhill was elected mayor for a third term, at the special…

Goodyear board member Joe Pizzillo will complete the tenure as mayor of Georgia Lord, who died at the house on December 12.Lord, 83, had been the mayor of Goodyear since 2011 and was remembered for his continued leadership and the…

Outgoing Cedar Rapids Mayor Brad Hart is pictured in the City Council Chamber at Cedar Rapids Town Hall on December 8. (Jim Slosiarek / The…

The Sonoma County Oversight Board concluded its contentious redistribution process by committing to map the county's five districts that divide northern Santa Rosa and divide Rohnert Park, while unifying the predominantly Latino…

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When Bill de Blasio took office as mayor of New York in 2014, he called two powerful real estate developers who had active projects in the city and asked them to donate to a nonprofit he had. created to advance its political agenda.The…

SIOUX CITY - A local businessman plans to redevelop the old Prince Manufacturing building and surrounding land for new industrial tenants.Dan Hiserote of Brickyard Developers, LLC purchased the former Prince Manufacturing…

Days after Thanksgiving, venerable Watts "Sweet" community activist Alice Harris received a phone call. The woman on the other end of the phone lived in the Tony Trousdale Estates section of Beverly Hills and had seen Harris on TV,…

Councils in England are looking at ways to provide housing for perpetrators of domestic violence so their victims can stay in the family home, in response to growing calls from some charities and activists.The recently passed domestic…

WORCESTER - Richard Boateng said he first heard of Etel Haxhiaj when he brought his West African restaurant Anokye Krom to Coes Square and heard about the work Haxhiaj was doing in the neighborhood.He said that the Haxhiaj city council…

With Thanksgiving Day Thursday, here are a few things we can be thankful for in Salisbury, County Rowan and Kannapolis: • Green bell tower It's easy. The park brought a beautiful landscape to the city center…

On Monday evening, Charlottesville City Council voted unanimously to adopt the Recently updated global plan. They did so in the first reading and public hearing, after nearly three hours of public commentary from dozens of community…

The role of chief executive of the board risks becoming overwhelming and unattractive, writes Nick Golding, editor-in-chief of LGC. The revelation of the departure of two prominent London City Council chief executives follows the…

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The goal is easy to understand. Across the country, congressional districts should have roughly the same number of residents living there. Statewide, the same is true for the House and Senate districts. Even for local school board seats…

No matter what Seattle voters think of tweets from Nicole Thomas-Kennedy espousing the "rabid hatred" for the police, or the embrace of Ann Davison of the Republican Party, one of the two will soon be sworn in as state attorney.…

Cynthia Kurtz (center) with former Mayor Bill Bogaard and her husband Jim McDermott. Pasadena City Council members congratulated former city manager Cynthia Kurtz ahead of a meeting Monday in which a finalized contract…

Candidates for the Iowa City Council participate in a forum hosted by the League of Women Voters of Johnson County on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 (Izabela Zaluska / The…

Boyles hired a number of senior city officials during his tenure, including the city's first deputy city manager for racial equity, diversity and inclusion. In early September, he sacked Brackney - a move that in part led Walker to stop…

October 6, 2021 Santa Clara County Supervisors Vote to Give Employees $ 2,500 Hero Pay Bonuses The Santa Clara County Supervisory Board voted yesterday (October 5) to use $ 76 million in federal Covid relief funds to pay $ 2,500…

PRESENTATION OF CANDIDATES. Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque's Secretary greets Cebu City Acting…

Durham CC is seeking to strike its own deal with the county, potentially adding further fragmentation to devolution agreements in the northeast region. Decentralization in the northeast was complicated when the North of Tyne…

'Normal' wasn't that greatThere is a lot of talk of returning to…

A campaign flyer sent to homes in downtown Mobile this week asking voters to support recently deceased City Council Chairman Levon Manzie was paid for by TSA PAC, a political action committee backed by a veteran of the Auburn's Republican…

Once a prominent Democrat in South Carolina's Lowcountry area, Alex Murdaugh and his family have made hundreds of thousands of dollars in political donations over the years. The now disgraced attorney's website ran deep, as contributions…

Huntsville City Council on Thursday approved its budgets for fiscal 2022 after receiving the only request it wanted: more money for road resurfacing.In fact, it was the council's only point of soft protest as it considered the budget…

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Editor: This morning I received an email from Adrienne Fraley-Monilas and her biggest concern regarding the next board race. Here is an excerpt, "What are the challenges of the next race for municipal council?" Funding for social and…

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The region of the city of Sheffield changed its legal name to South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. He said the rebranding would better reflect the geography of the region it serves and be in line with its ongoing integration…

The country's largest civil rights group claims officials in the city of Orange violated state transparency law when they decided behind closed doors to shut down Mary's Kitchen, a…

Written by Matt Mandrgoc Sep 7, 2021 | STATESCOOP Matt Mandrgoc is the US Public…

A Texas appeals court ruled ending most of the El Paso City Public Health Authority's mask tenure, but allowed school districts and city-owned facilities to continue to require masks.Texas Eighth District Court of Appeals on Friday ruled…

At 3 p.m., she will deliver her first speech as governor, which will be broadcast online.During her 14-year journey from County Clerk to Member of Parliament in the upper echelons of state government, Ms. Hochul has distinguished herself…

For decades now California rulers have been stuck in a low density, single family mindset, not in my 20th century backyard. The result is a severe housing shortage that pushes more Californians into poverty, deepens inequalities and…

"It's about realizing that these communities exist, not just ignoring and rejecting them," said State Representative Brianna Titone, Colorado's first trans lawmaker, who signed a letter urging his state's redistribution commission to…

The strongest growth in tech jobs over the next three decades will occur outside London and the South East, according to a study by the Local Government Association. An LGA report predicts that growth in tech-skilled jobs by 2050…

Little Rock's board of directors at a meeting tonight will consider a symbolic resolution calling on state lawmakers to reconsider Bill 1002, the measure approved earlier this year that bars local governments from imposing mask warrants.…

Daily archive photo by Maia SpotoThe edge of Lake Evanston at sunset. On Monday, the city announced plans to bring in an outside company to investigate the city's handling of allegations of sexual harassment among seaside staff.Evanston…

VShick-fil-A is back in the spotlight after Senator Lindsey Graham vows to "go to war" for the fast food company. But how exactly did a chicken sandwich restaurant become such a lightning rod of…

ITHACA, NY –– On July 7, 2021, the Ithaca City Council held its first in-person meeting since the COVID-19 pandemic began about 15 months ago. "I am also grateful that we are back in the Council…

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In today's tough environment, there is no room for mistakes like Slough BC, which declared a Section 114 notice on Friday, writes Nick Golding, editor-in-chief of LGC. To adapt the old saying about buses to section 114 notices,…

Uber withdrew from all local and state government incentives on Thursday as the rideshare company announced it would scale back its plans for the planned Deep Ellum offices. The company initially promised to create 3,000 jobs…

By DANIEL A. KITTREDGE Rats are back in the spotlight. Recent media attention around a rodent problem near Cranston Stadium - a "fairly deplorable localized condition," as one senior city official describes it - has led to enforcement…

FALL RIVER - It's been just over four months since City Council voted to hire its own law firm and, in light of some possible billing discrepancies from the Boston-based KP Act, the vice-chair of the council municipal Pam Laliberte asks…