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Tacoma mayor addresses trust issues in police department following Manny Ellis case

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Former Brookhaven mayor John Ernst reflects on his eight years in office

Former Brookhaven Mayor John Ernst (File) Brookhaven native John Ernst has ended his eight-year term as the mayor of his hometown of 55,000 people. After constituents elected his fraternity brother and longtime friend, former council member John Park as the new mayor in a runoff election, Ernst reflected on how he changed the city – […]

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Saratoga Springs mayor seeks decorum with sergeant-at-arms

New Saratoga Springs Mayor John Safford seeks decorum with the appointment of a sergeant-at-arms at every City Council meeting. He says disruptive speakers will be removed, but not arrested. Will Waldron/Times Union Lexis Figuereo speaks as Black Lives Matter demonstrators fill the city council chambers and decry how they say they were treated by police at a […]

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Water, police finances dominated Madden’s tenure

U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko, left, listens as Mayor Patrick Madden speaks during a new conference on Aug. 23 at Beman Park in Troy. The park is being renovated with funds secured by Tonko through the American Rescue Plan Act, a $350 billion package passed by Congress in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. Jim Franco/Times Union […]

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Seattle mayor, city officials meet with South Asian community leaders after controversial

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“It’s symbolic:” Reactions after Wilmington City Council votes to remove ‘Black Lives Do Matter’ sign | #citycouncil

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – The “Black Lives Do Matter: End Racism Now” sign in downtown Wilmington will be removed by the end of the year after city council voted this week to take it down. The sign was originally approved by city council in 2020 in the wake of the racial justice movement sparked by […]

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Detroit City Council approves payout offers for BLM protesters | #citycouncil

Tear gas canisters explode near Detroit Police units as they break up protests on May 30, 2020. Photo: Seth Herald/AFP via Getty Images Detroit is offering payouts totaling $1.26 million to settle lawsuits filed in the wake of the 2020 racial justice protests. Driving the news: City Council approved a contract Tuesday allowing the city’s […]

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Louisville Mayor Apologizes for Systemic Racism Against Black People

Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer speaks during a news conference.Photo: Darron Cummings (AP) Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer apologized to the city’s residents for racist systems that have affected them for generations. His third and final term ends this year and has drawn intense backlash for the handling of the police killing of Breonna Taylor. Taylor was […]