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Five-year, $51.5 billion plan announced to revitalize New York transit network

New York’s transit network, which includes a subway system, buses and railroads, will be...

Minneapolis considers plan to lower speed limits across city

Minneapolis officials are mulling over a plan to lower the speed limit on roads as a means of...

NLC releases housing report

Do you know what kind of housing market your city has? Do you know how to make it stronger?...

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Five-year, $51.5 billion plan announced to revitalize New York transit network

New York’s transit network, which includes a subway system, buses and railroads, will be receiving a major facelift over the next five years. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) released its 2020-2024 capital program on Sept. 16, which proposes a $51.5 billion investment into New York’s subway system, AM New York reports. According to an overview […]

Minneapolis considers plan to lower speed limits across city

Minneapolis officials are mulling over a plan to lower the speed limit on roads as a means of mitigating car-related deaths and injuries. The proposal comes from Vision Zero, an initiative launched in 2017 that aims to eliminate traffic deaths and severe injuries on city streets by 2027, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune and the […]

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NLC releases housing report

Do you know what kind of housing market your city has? Do you know how to make it stronger? To help you find out, The National League of Cities (NLC) recently released a report detailing housing market conditions across America’s cities. Every medium-to-large city in America was analyzed in the report, which makes recommendations for […]

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Virginia county’s EMS, fire vehicles inoperable due to fueling mix-up

All of Prince George County, Va.’s EMS and fire vehicles were rendered inoperable for part of a day because a contractor filled them with the wrong fuel. On Sept. 9, the county’s fueling contractor, James River Petroleum, inadvertently filled diesel vehicle tanks with gasoline and gasoline vehicle tanks with diesel, the Progress-Index reports. Once the […]

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San Antonio Parks/Airport police sue city to get pay equal to police department officers

San Antonio Parks/Airport police are suing the city government, arguing that thay deserve to be compensated the same way as officers in the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD). “The base level of pay would change. The health care coverage would change. The incentive pays would change. The education pays would change. All of that would […]

Miami politicians clash over Dorian relief response

Two Miami-area government leaders got into a dispute over a planned response to giving relief to Hurricane Dorian victims. Miami Mayor Francis Suarez planned to promote the city’s planned shipment of relief supplies in front of a group of reporters at PortMiami on Sept. 5, the Miami Herald reports. However, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez […]

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San Francisco declares National Rifle Association a ‘domestic terrorist organization’

Shots have been fired from San Francisco at the National Rifle Association (NRA). The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed a resolution on Sept. 3 labeling the gun rights advocacy group a “domestic terrorist organization,” the Washington Post reports. District 2 Supervisor Catherine Stefani wrote the declaration following the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting on July […]

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State of Oklahoma wins landmark case against opioid manufacturer

An Oklahoma judge ordered a pharmaceutical company to pay the state $572 million for its role in the opioid crisis in a landmark ruling that holds implications for numerous similar lawsuits across the country. The Aug. 26 ruling by Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman concludes the first state trial to attempt to hold a […]

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Shelby County Commission passes $15/hour minimum wage for government workers

Some employees of a Tennessee county will soon be getting a windfall in their bank accounts. On Aug. 26, the Shelby County, Tenn., Commission approved an ordinance that requires the county to pay its employees a minimum of $15 per hour, according to the Daily Memphian. While the commission had passed a resolution requiring the […]

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Pardoned ex-Arizona sheriff announces decision to run for former job

Former Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio, who received a pardon from President Donald Trump for a contempt of court charge, has announced his intention to run for Maricopa County sheriff once more. Arpaio, 87, was sheriff for the county from 1993 until 2016, according to Reason. While in office, Arpaio became notorious for large-scale […]

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Five-year, $51.5 billion plan announced to revitalize New York transit network

Minneapolis considers plan to lower speed limits across city

NLC releases housing report

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Five-year, $51.5 billion plan announced to revitalize New York transit network

Minneapolis considers plan to lower speed limits across city

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NLC releases housing report

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Virginia county’s EMS, fire vehicles inoperable due to fueling mix-up

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San Antonio Parks/Airport police sue city to get pay equal to police department officers

Miami politicians clash over Dorian relief response

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San Francisco declares National Rifle Association a ‘domestic terrorist organization’

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State of Oklahoma wins landmark case against opioid manufacturer

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Shelby County Commission passes $15/hour minimum wage for government workers

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Pardoned ex-Arizona sheriff announces decision to run for former job

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