Por: The Advocate Politics November 11, 2022
Central voters pushed out their mayor but kept much of the City Council in place four years after electing a new leader and almost entirely new council in response to the city's slow recovery from the 2016 floods. The defeat of Mayor David Barrow to Mayor Pro Tem Wade Evans by nearly 20 percentage points on Tuesday represents a shakeup in the 17-year-old city's leadership, although the change will not be nearly as sweeping or... + full article
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion November 03, 2022
In Maine, 297 local governments hire professional managers to run their daily operations. Fifty-four percent of these managers belong to the Maine Town, City and County Management Association and adhere to a stricter than Maine law. Part of this code requires managers to refrain... + más
Commentary: Portland’s Question 2 hands too much power to a single politician | Portland Press Herald
Football notebook: Portland, South Portland ready for Battle of the Bridge | Portland Press Herald
The Boston Globe USA Politics October 17, 2022
In her most prominent veto yet, Mayor Michelle Wu is rejecting a package of raises for elected and appointed city officials, telling the Boston City Council that the pay bumps they proposed for the mayor and councilors are too high.In , Wu said the beefed-up raises approved by... + más
City Council votes in favor of salary increases for mayor, councilors — bumping pay higher than Mayor Wu proposed | The Boston Globe
Commentary: A ‘yes’ on Portland’s Questions 2 and 3 is ‘yes’ to democracy | Portland Press Herald
ABC News USA Nation October 14, 2022
The Los Angeles City Council canceled its Friday meeting amid demands for the resignation of two council members. The two members were heard on a recording leaked online where former LA City Council President Nury Martinez allegedly made offensive and racist comments about... + más
LA City Council cancels meeting amid continued calls for more resignations | ABC7
LA City Council cancels meeting amid calls for more resignations | ABC7
ABC News USA Nation October 12, 2022
Former Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez announced Wednesday she has resigned her seat, amid demands for her to step down after a recording emerged of her about fellow council members.In a lengthy statement, Martinez, who served on the council for the past nine... + más
LA City Council member resigns over racist comments | ABC7
Scandalized Los Angeles leader resigns City Council seat | WPLG Local 10
ABC7 USA World October 12, 2022
about fellow council members.In a lengthy statement, Martinez, who served on the council for the past nine years, thanked her staff, saying, I'm sorry that we're ending it this way. This is no reflection on you. I know you all will continue to do great work and fight... + más
LA City Council member resigns over racist comments | ABC News
Portland Press Herald USA Opinion October 07, 2022
Remember the food truck fiasco? Complaints prompted the Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department to present three solutions to the Transportation & Sustainability Committee: A, B and C. Three elected councilors voted unanimously for . But the city manager instead chose ,... + más
Maine Voices: Are you proud of what Portland has become? | Portland Press Herald
The Boston Globe USA Politics October 06, 2022
The Boston City Council on Wednesday not only approved the salary increases Mayor Michelle Wu proposed earlier this year for top city leadership, but ramped them up even higher for the mayor and the council itself, paving the way for future pay hikes of 20 percent. Councilors... + más
It’s great to see city councilors unite. But did it have to be for a pay raise? | The Boston Globe
Deeply divided, can Boston’s city councilors repair relations? | The Boston Globe
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