The New York City Council is begging an appellate court to authorize more than 800,000 foreign nationals to vote in the city's municipal elections.
The Waukegan City Council voted against a proposed ordinance Monday evening that would suspend and re-assign certain duties of Waukegan City Clerk Janet Kilkelly, who was indicted on over a dozen felony charges last week. A Lake County grand jury last Wednesday returned a 15-count indictment against Kilkelly, 69. Kilkelly is facing charges of official […]
Jamestown City Council will consider two housing ordinances at their monthly voting session tonight. The proposed vacant property registration ordinance would require the owners to register the property for a fee of $250. The fee would go toward the administrative costs of registering the building and the costs for the city to monitor the vacant […]
Having the mayor and City Council members (OTHER THAN Radiant Cordero, Augie Tulba and Andria Tupola, who all declined last year’s raises) come back for 3% raises now after taking their humongous pay raises last year is like having a thief come back for a goodnight kiss.
The Greenfield City Council will vote on a ceasefire resolution for the war in Gaza on Monday.
Sacramento's City Council unanimously voted to declare the city a sanctuary for transgender people, joining a growing number of local governments that have adopted similar measures. California itself became a sanctuary state in September 2022, when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 107, which blocks attempts by other states to penalize families that come to California seeking treatment for transgender children or to avoid consequences for seeking such treatment elsewhere. But council...
RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – Early voting begins Wednesday, March 27, for the Rio Rancho City Council runoff elections in District 1 and District 6. District 1 runoff will be between Jim Owen and Deborah Dapson. District 6 will be between Nicole Dahn and Edward Lynn Paulsgrove. The city council races headed to a runoff after []
New York City police officer fatally shot during traffic stop
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press A New York City police officer was shot and killed Monday during a traffic stop, the city’s mayor said. It marked the first slaying of an NYPD officer in two years. “We lost one of our sons today and it is extremely painful. It is extremely painful,” Mayor Eric Adams
The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved new contracts for police officers at Los Angeles International Airport. Council members voted 9-1 in favor of the contracts for officers represented by the Los Angeles Airport Peace Officers Association, the Los Angeles Airport Police Supervisors Association, Los Angeles Municipal Police Officers Representation Unit and Airport Peace Officers […]
President Joe Biden has offered his condolences to New York City Mayor Eric Adams after police officer Jonathan Diller was shot to death during a traffic stop in Queens, according to the White House. Press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre confirmed a call between Biden and Adams on Thursday, during which the president conveyed that Adams, New President Joe Biden has offered his condolences to New York City Mayor Eric Adams after police officer Jonathan Diller was shot to death during a traffic stop...
New York City plans to intensify a crackdown on subway fare-beating by sending at least 800 police officers specifically to keep watch on turnstiles, officials announced Monday. It's the latest in a string of recent moves to address concerns about safety and unruliness in the nation's busiest subway system. The train could not stop and the person was struck and was pronounced dead at the scene, the New York Police Department said.