City Council

Council to reconsider cancer sales tax repeal

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Apr. 20—A repeal of the one-eighth cent sales tax to expand and improve the McAlester Cancer Center is up for reconsideration by ...

How Gaza Protesters Are Challenging Democratic Leaders

Politics
Amanda Smith

In Detroit, a congressman’s holiday party devolved into chaos and a broken nose after demonstrators protesting the war in the Gaza Strip ...

Oklahoma official with white nationalist ties is ousted in recall vote

U.S.
Amanda Smith

ENID, Okla. — Voters in Enid decided by a nearly 20-point margin Tuesday to remove a City Council member over his ties ...

Watertown will spend up to $750,000 to fix reservoir leak

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Mar. 31—WATERTOWN — City officials finally know exactly what has been causing a leak in one of the reservoirs in Thompson Park ...

What’s happening this week around Thurston County

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Monday, April 1 Capital Mall Triangle Subarea Plan public hearing: The Olympia Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing at 6:30 p.m. ...

Kokomo City Council moves anti-homeless ordinance vote to April

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Mar. 27—A proposed anti-homeless ordinance originally set to be voted on by the Kokomo City Council on Monday will now be heard ...

‘We Are Disappointed The Council Chose To Ignore The Data’

Business
Jessica Roberts

Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. announced they will cease operations in Minneapolis starting May 1, after the City Council overrode Mayor ...

Council delays vote on infrastructure proposal

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Mar. 13—A final vote on a resolution calling for more city funding for bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure was postponed Wednesday after other ...

Kansas City city manager Brian Platt withdraws from Austin top job consideration

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Five days after Austin Mayor Kirk Watson announced three finalists for Austin’s next city manager, one has already dropped out of the ...

Community members chant ‘cease-fire now!’ after Naperville council doesn’t respond to resolution request

World
David Turner

The Naperville City Council adjourned its meeting Tuesday to calls of “cease-fire now!” after another string of pleas for a local Gaza ...