Tag: Local governments
Dutch PM’s poll lead shrinks as election enters 2nd day
<p>AMSTERDAM — The lead of Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's conservative party in polls continued to shrink Tuesday, according to a new survey published...
Birmingham to vote on mask mandate
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Birmingham city leaders say they will vote next month whether to extend the city’s mask mandate.
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Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate
<p>After the police killing of George Floyd, a Connecticut law professor invited architects, planners and land use attorneys to a discussion of how local...
Miami Mayor: Tom Brady of police chiefs gets top Miami job
MIAMI — Art Acevedo, the Houston police chief who forged a national profile by calling for gun controls, marching with protesters after George Floyd's...
Head of junior party in Spanish coalition gov’t stands down
MADRID — The leader of the junior party in Spain’s coalition government announced Monday he is leaving the Cabinet to run for regional office.
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GOP attorneys general question stimulus barring tax cuts
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Republican attorneys general from 21 states are questioning a provision in the $1.9 trillion pandemic rescue plan that bars states from...
Cities, groups aim to stop Ohio’s push for early census data
A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year to stop it from ending the 2020 census...
Democrats’ 2018 Trump Country hero faces hard political path
HARRISBURG, Pa. — In 2018, Conor Lamb wasn’t just a candidate — he was a symbol.
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US sends team to Detroit to investigate Tesla-semi crash
DETROIT — The U.S. government's highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath...
DC government allows 5K fans per game for 1st Nats homestand
WASHINGTON — The city government gave the Washington Nationals the go-ahead Monday to have 5,000 spectators at their home games when the regular season...