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10+ hour, 9+ min ago   (636+ words) Four candidates are vying to be Barrie’s next mayor. Barrie has four candidates running to be the next head of council in the October election. Simcoe.com reached out to all four to ask why they’re running, what their priorities…...

1+ day, 19+ 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, 2+ hour ago   (128+ words) New Carrollton City Council removed the mayor from office. She’s promised to run again WTOP News Despite a passionate outpouring of support from residents, the New Carrollton City Council voted 4-1 on Wednesday evening to remove Mayor Phelecia Nembhard from office....

3+ day, 2+ 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, 3+ hour ago   (274+ words) Published 10:03 am Thursday, September 10, 2026 The longest tenured member of West Kelowna council is seeking re-election. On Thursday, Sept. 10, Carol Zanon announced she is running in the 2026 municipal election. “I look forward to new opportunities and meeting the challenges that our…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (821+ words) Lib Dem and Green councillors applaud as Coun Roger Harmer is announced as the new leader of Birmingham City Council in June 2026(Image: Alexander Brock) The Birmingham bins strike, HMOs, the climate crisis and tackling hate crime are among the…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (371+ words) Morales, a young state representative and a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, frequently framed the race as a simple choice about housing: Smiley vetoed Providence’s first-ever rent stabilization ordinance — arguing it would slow much-needed construction of new housing…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (622+ words) The Los Angeles City Council tentatively approved a $2 increase to the L.A. Zoo’s admission fee today, after implementing a $5 increase last year. The council voted 11-0 to increase admission fees via an ordinance. Council members Bob Blumenfield, John Lee, Monica Rodriguez and…...

4+ day, 37+ min ago   (305+ words) LITTLE VILLAGE – Ald. Michael Rodriguez, who has represented the 22nd Ward since 2019, will not seek another term in City Council next year. The two-term alderman announced Wednesday morning, about six months before the 2027 municipal election, that he will not seek reelection....

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (290+ words) The head of Miami’s independent government watchdog unit wants to sit in on private agenda briefings between city administrators and elected officials going forward, emails show. Antonio Diaz, who heads the city’s new Office of the Independent Inspector General, or…...