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Alabama

Heritage Foundation touts controversial Project 2025 plan on RNC outskirts • Alabama Reflector | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

MILWAUKEE — Despite former President Donald Trump’s denial of any connection to the conservative presidential transition plan known as Project 2025, the initiative’s driver, the Heritage Foundation, promoted the platform mere blocks from the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, attracting officials and personalities from the party’s most conservative wing. The project has taken heat from […]

Mayor

Suburban residents see huge property tax increases, with mayors calling for action – NBC Chicago

With some suburban residents facing significant increases in their property tax bills, a group of mayors are pushing to try to reverse some of those charges. Harvey Mayor Christopher Clark is one of those mayors, pursuing efforts to address the surging property tax bills. During a Tuesday press conference, Clark said his administration is calling […]

City Council

Electrification, Palestine and library funding dominate Eugene City Council meeting | News | #citycouncil

The very first Eugene City Council meeting in the new City Hall, which was formerly the Eugene Water and Electric Board administration building, took place on June 24. The meeting began with the Pledge of Allegiance and reading of the Bill of Rights in honor of the upcoming independence day, as well as a land […]

City Council

Memphis City Council weighs budget proposals as clock ticks | News | #citycouncil

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The city of Memphis starts a new budget year in July, but the City Council still has plenty of work to do before a vote can happen. On Monday, two new budget proposals came to light. One was proposed by Councilman Ed Ford, Sr., pushing for a 55-cent property tax increase, with […]

Arkansas

Arkansas governor signs income, property tax cuts into law

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday signed legislation cutting the state’s property and income taxes after lawmakers wrapped up a special session where they also approved legislation to keep the state’s hunting and fishing programs running. Sanders signed the measure cutting the state’s top corporate and individual income tax […]

Arkansas

Arkansas lawmakers advance tax-cut bills and try to stave off shutdown of hunting, fishing agency

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers on Monday advanced income and property tax cuts and a compromise proposal to avoid a shutdown of the state’s hunting and fishing programs. Lawmakers moved quickly on the main agenda items for the special session Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders called last week. House and Senate committees endorsed […]

Mayor

Does Mayor Breed just hate poor people?

“This mayor is blocking all affordable housing proposals at this point,” an aide to a San Francisco supervisor said to our small group of houseless/formerly houseless POOR Magazine poverty skolaz on a zoom call we organized last month. A big group of us poor people from San Francisco have been meeting, thinking, activating, praying and visioning […]

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Omaha Mayor Stothert to deliver annual State of the City

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert is set to unveil her State of the City address Monday afternoon. Stothert is set to discuss the city’s successes, explain challenges ahead, and offer ideas and progress reports. The address is slated to begin at 2 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at 18th and Farnam […]

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Vote fire levy to save lives, insurance money

Mayor Andrea Davis On your June 4th primary ballot, we are asking Missoula City Voters to pass a fire levy in support of the Missoula Fire Department (MFD). The money will pay for 20 additional firefighters, equipment, the Mobile Support Team, and eventually a sixth fire station. The bottom line is, despite impeccable service and dedication, […]

Mayor

Peskin wants a hands-on mayor, Breed wants a downtown party (for some people) …

Sup. Aaron Peskin spoke to a capacity crowd at Manny’s Friday night, then rallied a full house or volunteers Sunday morning at his new campaign office on Market Street—and I walked away with the distinct impression that he is enjoying this. In the months before he entered the race, he was clear that he was […]