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Alaska

Legislature fails to override governor on education mega-bill | #alaska | #politics

The Alaska Legislature, in a joint session on Monday voted 39-20, but it was one vote short of what was needed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of an education bill, Senate Bill 140, that started out as an internet bill for rural Alaska, but turned into the dream of the National Education Association Alaska […]

Alaska

Legislature only lets Dunleavy cut four advisory boards, keeps eight in place | #alaska | #politics

Democrat Rep. Andy Josephson speaks in favor of denying the governor his executive order #134 The Alaska Legislature met in joint session on Tuesday to vote on resolutions denying Gov. Mike Dunleavy several executive orders that would have dismantled some bureaucratic layers of government. Dunleavy made 12 executive orders, listed here, in January. They went […]

Mayor

NYC spending $387 per migrant each day as Mayor Eric Adams tries to slash spending

Metro By Craig McCarthy and Emily Crane Published March 12, 2024, 3:12 p.m. ET New York City is forking out an average of $387 per day to put up a single migrant household in taxpayer-funded shelters, the latest data from City Hall show. That number — known as the “cumulative per diem” — is the […]

Mayor

Candidates for Mandeville mayor spar over budget

Candidates for Mandeville mayor spar over budget Updated: 10:35 PM CST Mar 8, 2024 BUT 2.5 MILLION EVERY YEAR YOU’RE BASICALLY MISLEADING THE TAXPAYERS WHEN YOU DO THAT. THE PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATION ACTUALLY REDUCED. SO SO WHAT WE DID WAS, IS, UM, WE HAD HURRICANE IDA IN MY FIRST YEAR. HOW MUCH MONEY IS THE CITY […]

City Council

Lowell City Council looks forward | #citycouncil

LOWELL — Old and new Lowell was on the agenda during Tuesday night’s City Council meeting, with business ranging from signs to solar panels and from energy rates to sustainability. Historic landmarks were on the minds of Councilors Corey Robinson and Rita Mercier, who asked City Manager Tom Golden for updates on the potential restoration of The […]

Mayor

With NYC red ink worse than advertised, why’s Eric Adams nixing cuts?

Opinion editorial By Post Editorial Board Published March 3, 2024, 7:49 p.m. ET Mayor Eric Adams’ supposedly balanced $109.4 billion plan for Fiscal 2025, which begins July 1, is $3.6 billion shy of what’s needed for current services, the CBC reports. G.N.Miller Mayor Adams is playing hero again, canceling a round of spending cuts set […]

Mayor

Mayor says fully funding ACPS budget request could mean ‘significant tax increase’ or reduction in city services

Students get on school buses at Alexandria City High School’s Minnie Howard Campus prompted an evacuation and early dismissal, Dec. 10, 2021. (staff photo by James Cullum) The Alexandria School Board approved its fiscal year 2025 $384.4 million combined funds budget on Thursday night and it is asking City Council for $21 million more than […]

Alaska

Alex Gimarc: The 907 Initiative is campaigning against the mayor of Anchorage | #alaska | #politics

By ALEX GIMARC I always appreciate it when the Left tells us what they think is important. This month’s example comes out of the Democrat, dark money-funded, independent campaign group that calls itself the 907 Initiative. Earlier this month, we received a gorgeous 4-page, color brochure printed on heavy paper entitled the Annual Performance Report […]

City Council

Council approves nearly $1 million for potential Chiefs parade | #citycouncil

Kansas City is gearing up for another possible Chiefs Super Bowl win, and that means one thing – a parade. On Thursday, the Kansas City City Council approved a plan for a possible parade if the Chiefs defeat the San Francisco 49ers on February 11. The ordinance will allow the Greater Kansas City Sports Commission […]

City Council

Bill Everhart: Pittsfield City Council opts for playing politics over governing with level-funding petition | Columnists | #citycouncil

The Pittsfield city elections were held more than two months ago, but the campaign continues. It is past time for the new City Council to move on. Seven days in to Pittsfield Mayor Peter Marchetti’s first term and he’s already received a mandate from the City Council: Send us back a level-funded budget — […]