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City Council

St. Paul City Council approves policy to ensure new developments are EV-friendly | #citycouncil

St. Paul City Council on Wednesday voted to adopt a policy that will make sure that new developments in the city are ready for electric vehicles. RELATED: St. Paul may soon require EV charging requirements for developers The ordinance requires new and expanded parking lots to provide the electrical conduit and panel space necessary for […]

Mayor

What London’s mayor learned when he took on the cars – POLITICO

It looked like group therapy. One late summer day, Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, sat with a group of faith leaders and clean-air campaigners in a small circle in the near-empty hall of a suburban church. The moment was meant to be one of celebration, for Khan and for London. He was marking the […]

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Venice mayor orders halt to buses operated by company following second crash that injured 15

The mayor of Venice has ordered an immediate stop to electric buses operated by La Linea company after a bus crashed in the Italian city, injuring 15 people October 15, 2023, 6:59 AM ET • 1 min read ROME — The mayor of Venice ordered an immediate stop to electric buses operated by La Linea […]

City Council

City Council Balks at Proposed Charter Amendments | | #citycouncil

Council balks at proposed charter amendments Santa Fe city councilors have less than a month to decide whether or not to pursue ballot questions to amend the city charter in the next election. During a special meeting yesterday, councilors expressed concern that the six recommendations made by the 2023 Charter Commission aren’t ready for the ballot. As SFR reported earlier this […]

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Mayors want to fight climate change, but fear losing their jobs

Data: 2022 Menino Survey of Mayors. Note: Respondents were able to select two options. Chart: Alice Feng/Axios Many mayors want to take forceful steps to combat climate change — like banning gas stoves or leaf blowers — but fear such moves would be political poison, a new poll shows. They do favor less controversial steps, […]

Alabama

Tesla cuts U.S. prices on electric vehicles including Model 3, Y | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Tesla Model 3 vehicles at the company’s gigafactory in Shanghai, China, in 2020. Photo: Ding Ting/Xinhua via Getty Images Tesla has made significant cuts to the costs of new electric vehicle models in the U.S., according new prices listed on its website. Driving the news: The site shows that Elon Musk’s firm cut the cost […]

Arkansas

A look back at Northwest Arkansas’ 2022

Illustration: Brendan Lynch/Axios We reviewed the most-read stories from this year and considered their collective impact on our community. While it all seemed to happen in a mere blink, 2022 brought its fair share of change and forced public discourse on social issues, setting the political stage for next year. Why it matters: To paraphrase […]

Arkansas

New report outlines Northwest Arkansas’ roadmap to mobile leadership

Chair of the Arkansas Council on Future Mobility, Cyrus Sigari, hands the final report to Gov. Asa Hutchinson. Photo: Courtesy the office of Gov. Hutchinson From rocket ships to scooters, a new report outlines ways for Arkansas to leverage its existing expertise to become a leader in all things mobile. Driving the news: An appointed […]

Alabama

‘Unsure’ of what to do about loss of gas tax revenue if electric vehicles are adopted | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

BIRMINGHAM — State Rep. Danny Garrett (R-Trussville) said Thursday that he was “unsure” of what the state should do in response to the loss of gas tax revenue that would likely come with a transition to electric vehicles (EV). Garrett is the lead chair of the Alabama House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee and […]

Alabama

Republicans voted ‘no’ on the climate bill. Their states will get billions of dollars from it anyway | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

CNN — Republicans in Congress unanimously opposed Democrats’ $750 billion climate and health law, deriding it as a payout to “elite” and “liberal” states. But the states those Republicans represent will soon see a financial windfall in the form of billions of dollars to decarbonize the country, experts told CNN. Republican rhetoric decried the law […]