Tag: Municipal governments
El Salvador awaits what president will do with new power
<p>SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas party dominated every aspect of this month's national elections and will take...
Portland mayor seeks $2 million to stem rampant gun violence
PORTLAND, Ore. — The mayor of Portland, Oregon, announced Thursday he would seek $2 million in one-time funding for police, other agencies and outreach...
Could solitary confinement on Rikers Island be laid to rest?
NEW YORK — Even with Rikers Island under renewed scrutiny for prisoner neglect and abuses, a transgender prisoner named Layleen Polanco died there in...
El Salvador awaits what president will do with new power
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas party dominated every aspect of this month's national elections and will take...
Task force urges independent oversight of St. Louis jail
ST. LOUIS — A task force appointed to examine concerns about a troubled St. Louis jail is urging the city to create an independent...
Indiana mayor orders training amid flap over his own remarks
<p>MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana mayor who is facing calls for his resignation over his profanity-laced remarks about a Black pastor has...
Savannah expects St. Patrick’s crowds, possible virus surge
<p>SAVANNAH, Ga. — The South's largest St. Patrick's Day parade is canceled, as is the boozy riverside festival that accompanies it. Regardless, Savannah is...
Mayor who pushed for guaranteed income to advise governor
<p>SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A former mayor in California who gained national attention for running the country's highest-profile experiment with a guaranteed income is joining...
Water restored, but most of Jackson still under boil notice
<p>JACKSON, Miss. — Most people in Mississippi’s capital now have running water, more than three weeks after the majority of taps in the city...
Brazil hospitals buckle in absence of national virus plan
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s hospitals are faltering as a highly contagious coronavirus variant tears through the country, the president insists on unproven treatments...