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Troy Mayor Mantello on maintaining safe and clean streets

Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello sat down with JoDee Kenney to discuss the city’s Quality of Life Action task force. The city’s goal is to get departments to coordinate and collaborate more. This includes filling potholes block by block. The city is also working to address a homeless encampment and connect those in need of services with […]

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Troy mayor on building trust between community and police

This week on In Focus, Troy Mayor Carmella Mantello sat down with JoDee Kenney to discuss efforts to make her city safer. Mantello says part of that comes from building trust between the community and police. Through relationship building, Mantello says she hopes residents have trust in their police and safety officials to report […]

Arkansas

Sanders re-emphasizes education and public safety in State of the State address • Arkansas Advocate

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders used Wednesday’s “State of the State” address to tout her ongoing policy priorities, primarily education and law enforcement, and urge state lawmakers to pass her proposed state budget. “Send me a budget that funds critical services for Arkansans while slowing the growth of government and I will sign it,” Sanders […]

City Council

Hallie Jones, Judie Mancuso enter race for Laguna Beach City Council | #citycouncil

Election day is more than seven months away, but a couple of longtime residents have already announced their candidacy for the Laguna Beach City Council in November. Hallie Jones and Judie Mancuso will be among those running to fill two seats up for grabs on the five-person municipal governing body. Those seats are currently filled […]

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Mayor Roth describes Hawai‘i County as strong, ambitious, sustainable in annual address : Big Island Now

To combat the rising costs of housing, healthcare, and daily essentials Mayor Mitch Roth announced during the State of the County address his plan to ask the Hawai‘i County Council to decrease property taxes based on a close examination of the county budget. Mayor Mitch Roth addressed community in State of the County on March […]

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NYPD brass grilled by City Council on overtime costs | #citycouncil

Unlike most other city agencies, the NYPD has been largely shielded from major budget cuts in recent months. This is despite skyrocketing overtime costs that, according to the City Council, are running hundreds of millions of dollars over budget for the current fiscal year. For “some reason,” Public Advocate Jumaane Williams said Wednesday, “the NYPD […]

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Who is running for mayor in Stockton? Part 1

KCRA 3 is sitting down with the candidates running to be the next mayor of Stockton.Six candidates are vying for the seat in the March 5 primary election. Kevin Lincoln, the current mayor, is not seeking to keep his seat and instead is running for Congress.Below are profiles of and the top issues for three […]

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Escondido City Council approves new policy addressing homelessness | #citycouncil

ESCONDIDO, Calif. (KGTV) — On Wednesday night, the Escondido City Council approved its new policy toward homelessness. “I think the policy is short-sighted, limited and divisive,” Escondido resident Meg Decker said Some in the community, including Greg Angela, the CEO of Interfaith Community Services, attended the meeting to voice their concerns to the council. “It’s […]

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Dallas City Council approves $2.5 million settlement in Tony Timpa civil rights lawsuit | #citycouncil

The Dallas City Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a $2.5 million settlement in the civil rights lawsuit against four Dallas officers accused in Tony Timpa’s death in police custody. The award comes about five months after a federal jury determined that three of the officers violated Timpa’s rights in 2016, but that two were shielded […]

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Mayor Sheng Thao Takes Turn at Round Table to Discuss Community Concerns |

By Magaly Muñoz Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao met with a group of concerned Bay Area residents at Manny’s, a civic event space in San Francisco, to discuss the most pressing issues in Oakland. Manny’s, located on the corner of 16th and Valencia streets in the heart of San Francisco, regularly hosts town halls featuring community […]