Initial results showed that residents of Independence, Mo., voted overwhelmingly to recall an official who backed billions of dollars in tax breaks for a data center.
Category: City Councils
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Missouri Voters Appear to Recall City Councilman Over Data Center Support
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They Were Voted Out. They Refuse to Leave. Now What?
The New York Times – On the Runway:Avenal, Calif., a city in the rural Central Valley, has become an unlikely example of election denialism months after a recall election.
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For Some Sex Assault Accusers, This Local Law Has Become a Last Resort
The law, which underpins several civil suits against Sean Combs, is the only remaining tool for reviving older claims in New York.
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The N.Y. Law That Underpins Several Lawsuits Against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
The law, which underpins several civil suits against Sean Combs, is the only remaining tool for reviving older claims in New York.
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Sparing the Horse, Brussels Warms Up to the Electric Carriage
The city’s last horse-drawn carriage operator says business is good since making the switch, placing the Belgian capital in the vanguard of a global change.
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Police Raid Kansas Newspaper Office
The search of the Marion County Record led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors.
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Interested in Polyamory? Somerville, Massachusetts May Be the City for You
Somerville, Mass., has passed laws granting rights to people in polyamorous relationships — and it’s just getting started.
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Roz Wyman, Who Helped Bring the Dodgers to Los Angeles, Dies at 92
The New York Times – Sports:As a City Council member, she vowed to bring Major League Baseball to the city and persuaded the team’s owner, Walter O’Malley, to move from Brooklyn.