Tag: Municipal governments
Rights monitor says 3 dead as protests rage in southern Iraq
BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces fired live ammunition into a crowd of anti-government protesters on Friday in southern Iraq, killing three people, a human...
California to spend $28M to help arriving asylum-seekers
SAN DIEGO — California is freeing up as much as $28 million to help immigrants arriving from Mexico and being released in the U.S....
Brisbane already preparing for 2032 Olympics
BRISBANE, Australia — There was no fanfare. No iconic announcement.
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Arizona city becomes latest to pass hair discrimination ban
TUCSON, Ariz. — It is now illegal in Tucson, Arizona, to enforce dress code or grooming policies that discriminate against hair texture and hairstyles...
Food fight: Meat-free school meals spark furor in France
LE PECQ, France — By taking meat off the menu at school canteens, the ecologist mayor of one of France's most famously gastronomic cities...
Influential mayor of Mozambique city dies of COVID-19
JOHANNESBURG — Daviz Simango, the leader of Mozambique's opposition MDM party and the mayor of the major port city of Beira, died Monday in...
Bill seeking ban on local housing rules gets sidelined
INDIANAPOLIS — Legislative leaders have sidelined a proposed ban on adopting local housing design standards in Indiana cities and counties.
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Judge rejects detention request for Kansas Proud Boys leader
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A federal magistrate judge rejected on Friday the government's request to keep the alleged leader of the Kansas City chapter...
Judge dismisses Georgia lawsuit by transgender fire chief
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit by a transgender fire chief who led a rural Georgia city's fire department...
Fate of Honest Abe statues under review in Chicago, honestly
A city commission is determining the fate of monuments to Abraham Lincoln and George Washington and other historical figures in Chicago as part of...