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Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey travels to Detroit to learn more about hosting NFL Draft

DETROIT (KDKA) – As the NFL Draft unfolds and collegiate football stars hope to achieve their lifelong dream of playing in the biggest of leagues, it was an educational trip for the mayor of Pittsburgh.  Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey’s office confirmed to KDKA on Saturday morning that the mayor was in Detroit this week to […]

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Mayor says Chiefs have “serious opportunity” to return to Dallas

Dallas mayor Eric Johnson seems determined to bring the Chiefs home. The franchise started as the AFL’s Dallas Texans, before surrendering the city to the NFL’s Cowboys and moving to Kansas City in 1963. On the heels of the landslide decision by Jackson County, Missouri voters to reject the extension of a sales tax to […]

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Dallas mayor pushes for second NFL team, says ‘serious opportunity’ for Chiefs to relocate

The Kansas City Chiefs have a “serious opportunity” to relocate to their original home in Dallas, the city’s mayor Eric Johnson told The Athletic. Johnson is openly lobbying for a second NFL team near his home city. And he sees the Chiefs, the reigning Super Bowl champions, as a reasonable candidate. Johnson, who has been […]

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Dallas mayor wants Chiefs to join Cowboys as city’s 2nd NFL team – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

It never hurts to shoot your shot. Such is the case with Eric Johnson, the mayor of Dallas who is hoping for a second NFL franchise to come to the city alongside the Cowboys. After news broke on Tuesday night that voters in Jackson County, Mo., rejected a sales tax measure that would’ve renovated Arrowhead […]

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Potential price tag for mayor-elect Deegan to bring in attorney help with complex Jaguars stadium deal: $2 million

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The stadium renovations and the new contract between the city and the Jaguars are expected to be very complicated endeavors. Upcoming negotiations will determine who will pay the estimated $2 billion that has been proposed for the stadium renovations along with the development around it. But the plans revealed by the team […]

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Arkansas

Razorbacks’ Peyton Hills making progress, according to reports this week

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — It was some good news when finding out about former Arkansas player Peyton Hillis on Thursday. He had been hospitalized in Tampa, Fla., after suffering problems with his lungs and kidneys after rescuing his children, who appeared to be in danger of drowning while swimming on vacation last weekend. Hillis’ sister is […]

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Alabama

National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman provides insight into Herschel Walker’s political future | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Former NFL star Herschel Walker recently lost his bid to be the next U.S. Senator out of Georgia, losing to incumbent Raphael Warnock. However, National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chairman Rick Scott thinks Walker has a future in politics. Chairman @ScottforFlorida’s statement on the GA Race: “Over the last year, I’ve gotten to know Herschel […]

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Mayor Schaaf delivers her final Oakland State of the City address

Mayor Schaaf delivers her final Oakland State of the City address Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf delivered her final State of the City address on Wednesday. The mayor looked back on her eight years in office, what the city achieved and where it can still improve. She also said she didn’t want to take credit herself […]

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Arlington Heights mayor says it’s ‘certainly possible’ village rejects Bears move

Arlington Heights officials say Bears stadium is ‘not a done deal’ Elected officials in Arlington Heights are making it clear the Bears move is not a done deal. ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, Ill. – Elected officials in Arlington Heights are making it clear that the Bears move is not a done deal. Arlington Heights Mayor Tom Hayes said Monday that it’s “certainly possible” the village […]

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