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City Council

OTR Round Table talks Congress, Trump, Boston City Council | #citycouncil

In addition to reviewing Rep. Lori Trahan’s appearance on the show, the Round Table reviews Trump’s latest legal issues and the Boston City Council. NEEDHAM, Mass. — In addition to reviewing Rep. Lori Trahan’s appearance on the show, the Round Table reviews Trump’s latest legal issues and the Boston City Council. Click Here For This […]

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City Council

This challenger leads unofficial primary voting for Long Beach City Council | Herald Community Newspapers | #citycouncil

Four candidates are running for Long Beach City Council this time around — challenger James Hodge and incumbents Liz Treston, Tina Posterli and Karen McInnis. Early voting took place for the Democratic primary late last month, and the Nassau County Board of Elections has reported unofficial results of the voting. The unofficial results, which came […]

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Alaska

CT would have led by example with Ranked Choice Voting bill | #alaska | #politics

Bipartisan legislation to allow our political parties to use Ranked Choice Voting in Connecticut’s presidential primaries was proposed by a pair of reform-minded lawmakers — a Democrat and a Republican — during the recent session of the Connecticut General Assembly, but it did not move out of its legislative committee of cognizance. Their bill had […]

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City Council

Opinion: City council made good move on background checks | Editorials | #citycouncil

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City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

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City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

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City Council

Second appointment of Burlington’s Acting Police Chief for the top job met with support, opposition | #citycouncil

After more than a thousand days as the acting police chief in Burlington and a failed appointment to get the full-time job, Acting Chief Jon Murad has once again been appointed by Mayor Miro Weinberger for the permanent position to lead the department. “I think there are things we can and should continue to debate […]

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Alabama

Commentary: C-SPAN won’t solve your democracy problem, America | Opinion Columns | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

The one part of Speaker Vote Week that received rave reviews was C-SPAN’s wall-to-wall coverage, with cameras showing live scenes of lawmakers interacting on the House floor. Normally, when the House is in session it controls the cameras that feed into C-SPAN and other news outlets. But without a speaker in place to set House […]

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Mayor

7. Quill to retire after 16 years as mayor

Mayor Michael Quill speaks during the official opening of the new Auburn Fire Department’s firehouse on Seminary Street in 2021. Kevin Rivoli, The Citizen Auburn Mayor Michael Quill announced in November that he will not seek a fifth term and plans to retire when his current term expires at the end of 2023. At that […]

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