Por: Portland Press Herald Nation September 29, 2022
Portland voters will consider a proposal this fall to remove the City Council’s authority over the school budget, a move that supporters say will simplify the process but opponents say is legally risky. Currently, both the school board and City Council vote to approve the budget, but on the ballot would authorize the board to send the budget directly to voters. The council could still provide feedback through a joint budget guidance committee... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Nation September 29, 2022
Cheryl Harkins has lived at Redbank Village Apartments in South Portland for about eight years. She was notified recently that her rent will increase by $171, or 10 percent, from $1,598 to $1,769 per month, not including utilities. She worries that the City Council’s... + más
Rents in NYC stabilized apartments are set to jump Oct. 1. Here’s what you need to know | New York Daily News
Commentary: Portland’s Question 2 hands too much power to a single politician | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion September 29, 2022
In November, Portland voters will decide on eight ballot questions that will change our city charter – our city’s constitution. Two questions – Questions 2 and 5 – would send Portland dramatically in the wrong direction and should be rejected. Recently, we d 13 other... + más
Maine Voices: Are you proud of what Portland has become? | Portland Press Herald
The Wrap: Friendly Toast announces opening, Bueno Loco to close | Portland Press Herald
Portland Press Herald USA Nation September 27, 2022
Four open seats on the Peaks Island Council have drawn no official candidates and just one write-in for the November election in which Portland voters also will consider a proposal to formally recognize the council in the city charter. Peter Eckel, chair of the Peaks Island... + más
South Portland Council pushes rent control talks to next year | Portland Press Herald
The Shrinking Nature of Competitive Senate Seats | The Atlantic
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion September 27, 2022
The Portland Charter Commission has not demonstrated the need for an executive mayor. Along with fellow commissioners Marpheen Chann and Dory Waxman, we believe goes too far, too fast, for the city of Portland. ABOUT THE AUTHORS Peter Eglinton and Shay Stewart-Bouley were... + más
Shared Governance At America’s Universities: Reaffirming Higher Education’s Cornerstone In The Post-Pandemic Era | Forbes
Judge rules Charter must pay $1.1 billion after murder of cable customer | Ars Technica
Associated Press USA Life September 23, 2022
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Revenue projections for Washington state’s current two-year budget period increased by about $43 million more than projected at the state’s last quarterly update, but a series of factors — including slowing home sales due to high interest rates —... + más
Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: H.B. Fuller, KB Home, Lennar and more | CNBC
Federal Reserve: Fed goes big again with third-straight three-quarter-point rate hike | CNN
Chicago Tribune USA Politics September 22, 2022
With some Chicago aldermen set to receive raises next year of nearly 10% — and with the local election looming in February — three council members are floating proposals to rein in the inflation-tied pay hikes. North Side Ald. Andre Vasquez was not among the 17 council... + más
17 City Council members to forgo an inflation-tied pay raise of nearly 10%, including indicted Ald. Ed Burke | Chicago Tribune
Car-booting in private parking lots could expand Chicago-wide under proposal that advanced Thursday | Chicago Tribune
The Boston Globe USA Nation September 19, 2022
We already know that Brett Smiley will be the next mayor of Providence because he doesn’t have an opponent in the general election, and we could soon get a clearer picture of who will be City Council president – the No. 2 elected office in the city.Current Council President... + más
Baton Rouge rejects settlement in 2015 death involving stun guns: 'ripping off a Band-Aid' | The Advocate
Elon Musk’s ex-girlfriend brings in $165k from auction of their old stuff | The Boston Globe
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