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Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and City Council President Barbara Johnson recently addressed city employees regarding the state's proposed budget cuts, which would significantly impact local funding. The cuts, totaling $50 million, represent a 56% reduction in Local Government Aid for Minneapolis. This comes on top of an
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Former City Council member Pat Kelley and two newcomers, Joseph Jackson and Stephen Parrot, have qualified to run for the vacant mayor's seat in Woodbine following the unexpected resignation of Mayor Burford Clark in December. The three candidates will face each other in a special election on March
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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer will speak at Sterling College's annual Black History Month Convocation, an event that celebrates the achievements and contributions of African Americans. The convocation will take place on Friday, February 19, at 10 a.m. in Culbertson Auditorium on the SC campus. Mayor Brewer'
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Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton is working to get taxpayers involved in the city's budget-making process, aiming to avoid the conflict and drama of last summer's $90 million shortfall. With a projected 2010-11 shortfall of around $40 million to $60 million, Peyton is launching a Web site
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Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton aims to inform taxpayers about the city's nearly $1 billion budget by launching a new Web site, www.myjaxbudget.com, and a series of budget workshops. This initiative comes after Peyton's previous attempts to raise property taxes for the first time since
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Former Coventry Lord Mayor Andy Matchet has been temporarily kicked out of the Conservative Party after being suspended from the city council for lewd behavior. The 3-month suspension was handed down after an appeals tribunal found him guilty of breaching the council's code of conduct. The charges stem
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The Cheyenne City Council is set to vote on voluntary buyouts for police officers and city employees as part of ongoing contract renegotiations. Mayor Rick Kaysen met twice with the Cheyenne Professional Firefighters Local 279 to discuss its proposal for an optional buyout incentive for 13 firefighters eligible for retirement.
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Pittsburgh's Uptown building, a former hub for the film industry's distribution process, is up for historic designation. The Paramount Building, once a site where major motion-picture companies screened films for theater owners, has received negative recommendation from the city Planning Commission, but community members and preservationists
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The Lakeport City Council, sitting as the Lakeport Redevelopment Agency, has approved a contract with Ukiah-based Rau and Associates for engineering services on phase two of the city's downtown improvement project. The project will enhance the downtown shopping district by revamping four blocks of Main Street, along with
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The city of Jacksonville has announced plans to invest $23 million in three major downtown improvement projects: the Southbank Riverwalk replacement, Friendship Fountain restoration, and Metropolitan Park redevelopment. The initiatives aim to enhance public spaces, improve river access, and attract future private capital investment to the area. The projects were
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Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton has revealed a proposal to invest over $23 million in downtown improvements, with the aim of increasing public access and enhancing amenities on the St. Johns River. The plan, which involves reusing existing funds and taxes, focuses on various projects, including the renovation of the Southbank
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Fort Worth Mayor Mike Moncrief is eagerly anticipating the TCU Horned Frogs' matchup against Boise State in the upcoming Tostitos Fiesta Bowl game. As part of a friendly wager with Boise Mayor David Bieter, Moncrief has agreed to don a Boise State University Broncos jersey and cap to the
