Cincinnati police chief, mayor defend officer’s actions in deadly Madisonville shooting
Note: The press conference is embedded in two Facebook posts below. We dropped out of the press conference midway through because of the graphic content of the bodycam footage. A blurred version of the footage will be showed in full at 10 p.m. on FOX19. — CINCINNATI (WXIX) – Cincinnati police provided an update Sunday […]
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Fake outrage over City Council’s ‘tiny’ school budget cut may spark bad precedents | #citycouncil
With school enrollment plummeting and the city needing to conserve cash for future deficits, Mayor Eric Adams and the City Council nodded at fiscal responsibility last month, slightly paring back education spending. Now this tiny cut is causing chaos. You’ve got to wonder: If the city can’t achieve this modest trim, what will happen when […]
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Washington City takes trophy home in Mayor’s Cup flag football game against rival St. George – St George News
ST. GEORGE — When bragging rights are on the line, you’ve got to get yourself a ringer. MVP Beckam Nielsen hauls in a touchdown pass at the Mayor’s Cup city flag football game, St. George, Utah, July 23, 2022 | Photo by E. George Goold, St. George News At Saturday night’s annual municipal Mayor’s Cup […]
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City Council to discuss Christopher Columbus statue ideas | #citycouncil
The Christopher Columbus statue that once sat on the Broad Street side of Columbus City Hall was removed in the summer of 2020. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Columbus City Council is considering an ordinance that could lead to the re-installation of the Christopher Columbus statue, that once stood outside City Hall, in another public location The […]
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Some California COVID orphans will get trust funds
In a small town in California’s Central Valley, a trio of siblings lost both their parents to COVID-19 within two weeks of each other in 2021. Their deaths made the oldest son a pseudo-parent to his teenage siblings overnight and forced the brothers and sister to figure out a future without their mom and dad. […]
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Why Chicago mayor’s crime-fighting strategy is costing Muslim, Arab-owned businesses dear
ANKARA: The comprehensive agreements signed on Friday in Istanbul by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the UN are expected to unblock the Black Sea for Ukrainian exports of grains and to help prevent a global food crisis following Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. However, serious questions still remain about the implementation phase amid the continuing war in Ukraine. […]
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California counties siphon Social Security benefits from some foster kids
By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters When she was 15 and had been a ward of the courts for half her life, Kristina Tanner learned the cost of her stays in group homes and with foster families was coming out of her own pocket. She had qualified for monthly survivor benefits checks, a Social Security program for children […]
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Edmonds City Council July 26 set to discuss process for filling vacant Position 1 seat | #citycouncil
Among the items on the Tuesday, July 26 Edmonds City Council agenda: Discussing steps for filling the Position 1 seat left vacant with the July 18 death of Councilmember Kristiana Johnson and repealing the city’s gun storage ordinance, which was invalidated by the State Supreme Court. The July 26 agenda suggests consideration of adding two […]
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Want To Vote On Raising California’s Minimum Wage? Judge Says Not Until 2024
Start your day with LAist Sign up for the Morning Brief, delivered weekdays. Californians still won’t get a chance to vote on a minimum wage hike this November, after a judge ruled late Friday that the campaign was at fault for missing a key deadline to get the measure on the ballot. In LA As […]
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Mayor Eric Adams calls panhandling on NYC highways ‘dangerous’ after Post report
Mayor Eric Adams on Sunday slammed panhandling on highways as “dangerous” after The Post reported that down-and-out daredevils have been risking their lives to plead for cash from motorists. “It’s dangerous and we’re going to provide people with the services they need,” Adams said at an unrelated press conference in Manhattan, in response to a […]
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