The Chicago City Council has been known as a rubber stamp for the priorities of mayors for decades. But a bill to supply $70 million more in funding for migrants has raised the hackles of South Side and West Side aldermen whose black constituents are up in arms over the money being given to fill the needs of newcomers.
The Utrecht city council has agreed to apply paid parking throughout the city. This will happen neighborhood by neighborhood and will take 12 years. Before this, it was only in busy areas where you had to pay for parking. Now, there is a plan to have the whole city paid for parking starting in 2034. alderperson of mobility Lot van Hooijdonk called it “A milestone” while she is also aware of the unpopularity of the decision. However, it is essential for the city to prevent “tens of thousands of...
Coventry’s work on reunification and helping more children return home from care was highlighted at Parliament last week.
Monrovia City Mayor, John-Charuk Siafa has called for more financial allocation for effective and sustainable city management. By: Blamo N. Toe/Contributing Writer Mayor Siafa made the call during his appearance before the Joint Committee on Ways, Means, Finance and Budget of the 55th National Legislature on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 for his first budget hearing. []
10th District Cook County Commissioner Bridget Gainer joins the Steve Cochran Show to delve into why Mayor Brandon Johnson is not wanted at Officer Luis Huesca’s funeral, the Cook County Land Bank Authority’s milestone of celebrating its 2,000th home, and the source of funds for the City Council’s approval of $70 million for migrant support.
Erie City Council makes a push to get more people involved in changes they want to see throughout the city. A big part of their efforts to do so will be taking their council meetings to the road this summer calling it the City Council Neighborhoods Tour. Council will function the same way it would []
KC’s mayor said he has a message for migrants looking for work, “you’re welcome here,” and it’s garnering some support and criticism.
Council checked off several outstanding items at the end of a lengthy meeting Wednesday with unanimous approval of the latest consent agenda.
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Carthage City Council approves hiring a firm to handle impeachment proceedings against Mayor Dan Rife. In a 7-to-2 vote, the council approved hiring a St. Louis based law firm. Earlier in the evening, the city council approved budgeting $25,000 to cover the expense of that procedure. Mayor pro tem Alan Snow []
Anyone wishing to fill the vacancy has to file a CEB-5 form with the Democratic Party at least 72 hours before the caucus.
Graves Park ward has been a strong basis for the Liberal Democrats but as Cllr Ian Auckland is retiring the seat is up for grabs. The Lib Dems are trying to keep the ward as an all-orange one – they’ve got all three councillors at the moment – but it will not be easy, as we already mentioned in our Sheffield battlegrounds article. The Liberal Democrats will try to win with Tariq Zaman. He said: “I grew up and have lived locally for the past 46 years, and my children attended local schools. I...
A Mississauga mayoral candidate wants to bring an NHL team to the city, saying it’s time for Toronto to pass the puck and share the benefits that come with housing a major hockey club. Peter McCallion, son of former Mississauga mayor Hazel McCallion, made the announcement Monday and pledged to draft a bid for a team if he wins the byelection on June 10. It should be noted that Mississauga currently lacks an NHL-sized arena, with the 5,420 seat Paramount Fine Foods Centre currently the...