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$10M of Mayor Deegan’s proposed budget would address homelessness. One advocate says it’s not enough

A small portion of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s $1.9 billion budget proposal presentation that she made in front of city council Monday morning includes $10 million to address homelessness in the city through a new initiative. RELATED: ‘From potential to progress’: Mayor Deegan presents $1.92B budget to City Council “You can’t do one thing and […]

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Denver mayor proposes sales tax increase to expand affordable housing

DENVER — November’s ballot is getting longer and taxes could be getting higher. On Monday, Denver Mayor Mike Johnston announced a new ballot proposal that would increase the city’s sales tax by 0.5% to provide more affordable housing. Johnston said the lack of affordable housing is a growing problem for families, working professionals and others […]

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Providence Mayor Smiley to education critics: we made ‘as much progress as we can afford to make this year’

TRANSCRIPT: This transcript has been edited for length and clarity. Luis Hernandez: All right, let’s get into education. I didn’t know this; I learned, it was about 25 years ago when a new consensus emerged on the need to improve Providence schools. And then, of course, five years ago, the state takes control of the […]

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Palm Beach County mayor hosts symposium to address housing and homelessness

Mayors and officials from across Palm Beach County are coming together to address the issues of affordable housing and homelessness.Palm Beach County Mayor Maria Sachs held the 1st Mayors’ Symposium Monday to brainstorm solutions.Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines and weather from WPBF 25 “All of us coming together and talking candidly about whether we have […]

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Wyandotte County ‘ready to do its part’ for Chiefs, Royals

Kansas City, Kansas, mayor: Pursuit of Chiefs, Royals not an economic border war Updated: 7:44 PM CDT Jun 19, 2024 THAT THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE IN KANSAS CITY. KELLY, THANK YOU KATIE. WELL, KANSAS HAS OFFICIALLY THROWN ITS HAT IN THE RING TO BECOME THE NEW HOME OF THE CHIEFS AND THE ROYALS. THE LEGISLATURE VOTED […]

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Border War? Kansas City’s mayor says a fight over jobs is back on

A plan in Kansas for luring the Kansas City’s two major league sports franchises from Missouri has prompted their hometown’s mayor to declare that the move ends a 5-year-old agreement by the states not to poach each other’s jobs.The Kansas Legislature has approved a measure to allow the state to issue bonds to help the […]

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Rochester City Council narrowly approves $697M budget | #citycouncil

Rochester City Council voted Tuesday night to approve Mayor Malik Evan’s $697 million budget by a 5-4 vote. MORE: Rochester mayor proposes budget, announces ‘historic’ decrease in city property tax rate The Rochester Police Department and the city’s department of environmental services make up a large portion of the budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year. […]

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Kansas City Mayor discusses Kansas’ STAR bonds vote

Full video: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks about Chiefs, Royals STAR bonds proposal Updated: 6:26 PM CDT Jun 18, 2024 Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Tuesday’s vote in the Kansas Legislature to attempt to bring the Kansas City Chiefs and Kansas City Royals to the Sunflower State is kicking off a new border […]

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Editorial: Mayor Bass has no more excuses for delaying Venice Dell homeless housing

Now that some of the most vocal opponents to the much-needed Venice Dell homeless and low-income housing development in Venice have lost their lawsuit to block the project, will this be the last hurdle it has to face in a long and unnecessary obstacle course set by Los Angeles city officials? It should be. For […]