Tag: Municipal governments
‘Sins of our past’: Officials apologize for campus shooting
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city and a state senator both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and...
Philadelphia now says MOVE victims’ remains weren’t cremated
PHILADELPHIA — A day after Philadelphia's health commissioner was forced to resign over the cremation of partial remains belonging to victims of a 1985...
Liberal mayor wants to run against Hungarian prime minister
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The liberal mayor of Hungary's capital announced Saturday that he will enter an upcoming primary race that will choose a candidate...
‘Sins of our past’: Officials apologize for campus shooting
JACKSON, Miss. — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city and a state senator both apologized Saturday for shootings 51 years ago by city and...
Philadelphia now says MOVE victims’ remains weren’t cremated
<p>PHILADELPHIA — A day after Philadelphia's health commissioner <a href="https://apnews.com/article/health-government-and-politics-cb164370ca09f4b7d477a94be8944636">was forced to resign over the cremation of partial remains</a> belonging to victims of a...
Liberal mayor wants to run against Hungarian prime minister
<p>BUDAPEST, Hungary — The liberal mayor of Hungary's capital announced Saturday that he will enter an upcoming primary race that will choose a candidate...
Number of damaging fires in Los Angeles homeless camps grows
LOS ANGELES — Fires linked to homeless tents and camps are raising concerns in Los Angeles, where flames claimed seven lives last year and...
Candidate for northern Mexico city mayor’s post killed
MEXICO CITY — A mayoral candidate in a city in northern Mexico was killed Thursday, the latest in a string of attacks that have...
California budget has $35 million for basic income programs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to use a sliver of the state's massive budget surplus to give poor people money each...
Oklahoma bucks red-state trend, extends early voting
OKLAHOMA CITY — On Election Day last year, state Rep. Jon Echols was mortified to see a 3 1/2-hour line to vote in his...