Santa Fe City Council considering bill banning people from standing on medians
by KRQE News 13
KRQE News 13— SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Santa Fe City Council is considering a bill that would ban people standing on medians. Nearly a dozen people showed up to Wednesday night's meeting for public comment. The bill, introduced by Mayor Alan Webber, would ban people sitting and standing on medians. It doesn't explicitly mention panhandlers but most speakers were []
www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com—City of Edinburgh Council considering options to keep city centre visitor centre open. Edinburgh Council is exploring options to keep the Royal Mile’s tourist information open after its closure was announced by VisitScotland. The organisation plans to shut its 25 ‘iCentres’ across the country due to “significant” changes in the tourism landscape. The Edinburgh branch, located at 249 High Street adjacent to the City Chambers, operates within a leased space provided by the council and shares facilities with its customer hub. It’s winding-up is part of a phased two-year closure...
Daily Kos—Petition could make Texas city council reconsider abortion travel ban. By Jayme Lozano Carver, Texas Tribune This article was originally published on Texas Tribune. Anti-abortion activists in Amarillo, Texas, say they have collected enough signatures—more than 10,000—to force the city council to reconsider a policy that would outlaw using local streets to access an abortion in other states. Organizers submitted the petition to the city last week. If they were indeed successful in collecting the required number of signatures—the city secretary must validate the...
FOX40—California bill to ban large loads of homework in public schools considered. (FOX40.COM) -- A new bill introduced in the legislature is taking aim at banning excessive homework in California public schools. "Homework is exhausting. It's overwhelming, " said sixth-grade student Sofia Johnson. "It's depressing that my whole day- from when I wake up to when I go to bed- is nearly all taken up with schoolwork." []