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23+ hour, 36+ min ago   (629+ words) Published 2:15 pm Sunday, September 13, 2026 ROCKPORT — Rockport City Council approved a $55.9 million budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year Sept. 8, maintaining the city’s property tax rate while directing additional funding toward public safety, parks and infrastructure. The budget, which takes effect Oct. 1, includes…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (391+ words) Arte: La Raza con herramientas de IA. Crédito: Impremedia Por Jesús Del Toro The United States is built on the idea of democracy, and the struggles to establish, preserve, and expand the validity of democratic ideals are among the most…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago   (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (175+ words) Flock cameras covered with bags per order of the mayor Waltham Times Flock cameras covered with bags per order of the mayor Flock Safety cameras around Waltham have been covered with black plastic bags per order of Mayor Jeanette McCarthy,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (405+ words) The Kamloops Naturalist Club’s Jesse Ritcey has launched another run for council, hoping to bring a fresh perspective to city hall. “One of the things that I had always felt was missing — and behind my first run — was just having…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (219+ words) Soledad native David Morales won the Democratic primary for mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, over incumbent Brett Smiley, according to NBC News. If he wins in November, Morales would become the youngest elected mayor in the city’s history. Morales was…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (18+ words) The Rhode Island-Israel Collaborative, which promotes business ties between the state and Israel, opposes Pro-Palestinian Sen. David Morales....

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (393+ words) Rhode Island officials announce $4.6 million in federal funding for engineering scholarships and workforce development at URI and CCRI. Rhode Island delegation announces funding: The state’s congressional delegation said the National Science Foundation has awarded $4,619,389 to the University of Rhode Island…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (561+ words) The American political theorist and Sterling Professor of Political Science at Yale University, Robert A. Dahl (1917−2014), left in his immense scientific writing opus considerable remarks on democracy. Here, I would like to summarise his theoretical approaches to democracy. 19th-century painting by…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (252+ words) CBS News Chicago aldermen held a hearing Wednesday to get to the bottom of why the Bally's casino has slowed down construction on its sprawling new flagship property in River West.The company has maintained their decision to hat work…...