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City Council candidates Leech and Walker take a Q&A | #citycouncil

This is part of a series of stories on the candidates running in the May 21 primary election, with question-and-answer articles scheduled to be published each day through the rest of April. Ballots must be mailed to voters by May 1. The elections for Eugene City Council are approaching with ballots due May 21. The […]

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Rebber resigns from Bee Cave City Council | #citycouncil

Bee Cave Mayor Kara King, during the City Council meeting on Tuesday, announced the resignation of Council Member Andrew Rebber, effective immediately. He is being replaced by Jon Cobb, who served on the council from 2018-20. Rebber has served on the council since being elected in 2022 and did not give a reason for his […]

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Sioux Falls City Council candidates spending big ahead of runoff | #citycouncil

Richard Thomason and Jordan Deffenbaugh are doubling down on spending as they vie to take the At-Large C seat come Tuesday for the Sioux Falls City Council runoff election. Thomason reported bringing in another $24,900 since April 1 — the most he’s raised in a reporting period since beginning his campaign. That figure includes $10,000 […]

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Juárez Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar’s home seized in corruption case

A political scandal with counter accusations is burning in Juárez after the mayor’s home was seized in a raid by armed state investigators as part of a public corruption investigation. Mayor Cruz Perez Cuellar, who is currently on hiatus from office while running for reelection, said the seizure of his family’s home was “a media […]

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Mayor Sean VanGordon delivers Springfield’s state of the city address

People gather during Springfield’s State of the City Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the Richard E. Wildish Community Theater in downtown Springfield. Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard A video shows at the start of Springfield’s State of the City Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at the Richard E. Wildish Community Theater in downtown Springfield. Ben Lonergan/The Register-Guard Springfield […]

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How much money does Quincy MA Mayor Tom Koch make?

QUINCY − What do the mayors of San Francisco, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles and Boston all have in common? Quincy Mayor Thomas P. Koch will make more than all of them if city council follows the recommendations of a consulting firm hired by the city. Koch’s current $159,00 salary should increase to as much […]

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Gastonia youth leaders recognized by city council | #citycouncil

Gastonia City Council recently recognized 14 Gastonia high school seniors who participated in the 2023-24 Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council. Here’s a list of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Program seniors and a glimpse at what’s coming next for them after graduation. Lucas Crisp, program vice president, Forestview High School According to Crisp, his favorite part of […]

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Pueblo City Council approves needle exchange ban on first reading | #citycouncil

Syringe exchange programs have been a hot-button topic in Pueblo politics for over a year, and a newly elected city councilor is pushing to ban them within city limits. An ordinance prohibiting needle exchange and distribution services passed an initial hurdle at the Pueblo City Council meeting Monday evening after Councilor Sarah Martinez unsuccessfully attempted […]

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Two candidates on the ballot for Staunton City Council seat | #citycouncil

STAUNTON – As of April 19, only incumbent Adam Campbell and challenger C. Dan Gunnells have filed to run for one open Staunton City Council seat coming up in the November election. Campbell won a special election in November to fill the seat left vacant by Andrea Oakes. “It was an incredible day, an incredible […]

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Windsor’s mayor-elect, town clerk face election complaint

Windsor resident James Cosner is challenging the election of Barry Wilson as the town’s next mayor. Cosner’s attorney filed a complaint in Weld County District Court on Thursday against Mayor-elect Wilson and Town Clerk Karen Frawley claiming Wilson was not eligible to run for mayor because he had already been elected to two consecutive terms […]