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Jacksonville City Council looks to buy Brentwood liquor store by KIPP | #citycouncil

A mistake made three years ago could now cost the city upwards of $1.8 million – a price tag City Council looks likely to begrudgingly approve. For months, council and the administration have sought a solution for Brentwood community members protesting the opening of a drive-thru liquor store across the street from KIPP Voice Academy […]

Alabama

Kyrsten Sinema, Mark Kelly trying to end military promotions blockade | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Arizona’s U.S. senators have been writing legislation, talking with colleagues and speaking on the Senate floor in attempts to end Alabama Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville’s monthslong blockade of nearly 400 military promotions in protest of the Pentagon’s abortion policy. The blockade has been in effect for nine months. Yet, with the introduction of a resolution, […]

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Providence City Council can move to undo Buff Chace tax breaks, judge rules | #citycouncil

The Providence City Council’s effort to unravel controversial tax breaks for wealthy developer Arnold “Buff” Chace will move forward. Superior Court Judge Joseph McBurney on Monday granted the Council’s motion to intervene in a three-year-old case that led to the tax breaks for 10 downtown buildings under Chace’s control. That means councilors are one step closer […]

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Rochester NH mulls board of ethics to vet complaints about officials | #citycouncil

ROCHESTER — The City Council is exploring the creation of a Board of Ethics as an amendment to the city’s current code of ethics. No votes were taken when the council met Tuesday, but councilors said they were trying to refine the process of handling complaints to avoid the appearance of bias. City Attorney Terence […]

Mayor

Dumais sees salaries, appointments as key tasks for Marlborough mayor

MARLBOROUGH — Mayor-elect J. Christian Dumais would prefer to skip the formalities. “People have been calling me ‘Mr. Mayor,’ but ‘Mayor Christian’ or just ‘Christian’ is fine,” he said. “I enjoy my last name, but I like using my first name, I think it helps keep things less formal and more down-to-earth. I don’t need […]

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Meet Gastonia’s new mayor-elect

Gastonia Mayor-elect Richard Franks expects his first month in office to be a blur. “It’s going to be very busy,” said Franks, who was elected as Gastonia’s new mayor in the 2023 municipal election. “I’ve a lot to learn.” Franks, a Republican, ousted incumbent Mayor Walker Reid, a Democrat, who was on the Gastonia City […]

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Search on for Fremont city council replacement for Smith | #citycouncil

A decision to fill the Fremont city council seat vacated by councilman Justin Smith will be made on Tuesday. Smith was appointed to the Sandusky County Board of Elections to fill the seat of Peg Rettig, who died Sept. 20. He stepped down from his council position at the end of the Nov. 2 meeting, […]

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City council wants development of more than gas stations in urban core | #citycouncil

EVANSVILLE — Most of the city council wants to see fewer liquor stores, gas stations and storage spaces built in areas of town designated the Evansville Promise Neighborhood. But the decision wasn’t without its conflict among the councilors and public. One city councilor worried about government overreach, and a local attorney said it would “chill” […]

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Newark City Council election results unchanged after vote certification | #citycouncil

NEWARK − Two weeks after the general election and almost three hours after the beginning of Tuesday’s Licking County Board of Election certification meeting, Bill Cost learned his narrow election-night lead survived the addition of 431 absentee and provisional ballots. Cost, a Democrat seeking a return to Newark City Council, gained 132 votes with the […]

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Tecumseh City Council considers zoning ordinance amendments | #citycouncil

TECUMSEH — Fence screening material, blight and tent-like temporary structures are addressed by a group of proposed zoning ordinance amendments before the Tecumseh City Council. All three amendments had their first readings approved Monday by the council, with the one related to fabric screening material for fences advancing by a 5-2 vote. The others passed […]