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Early voting for the NYC Primary will begin this Saturday, June 14 and conclude on Sunday, June 22. The primary election will be held on Tuesday, June 24. The primary will include races for the Mayor, Comptroller, Public...more
Several 2025 mayoral candidates attended a candidate forum last Wednesday on the Upper West Side. Topics included child care, police officers in the subway, mask bans, and regulation of Airbnb. Incumbent Eric Adams and...more
CHICAGO — Ordinance Requiring City Data Be Stored in U.S. Held in Committee- The Chicago City Council Committee on Economic, Capital & Technology Development held an ordinance requiring city data to “be processed, stored,...more
Cherelle Parker Elected Philadelphia’s 100th, First Woman Mayor - Former state Representative and District 9 Councilmember Cherelle Parker made history on Tuesday becoming Philadelphia’s 100th mayor — the first woman ever to...more
City Hall- A New Flag for Philadelphia? Last week, Councilmembers Mike Driscoll (District 10) and Jimmy Harrity (At Large) introduced a resolution to create a task force to redesign Philadelphia’s flag. Upcoming...more
Upcoming Committee Hearings- Philadelphia City Council holds several public hearings throughout the legislative calendar year, watch here. • The Committee on Children & Youth hearing on Tuesday, October 10 at 2 p.m. at...more
Mayor Kenney To Veto Ban on Supervised Injection Sites- Mayor Jim Kenney plans to veto legislation that would prohibit supervised injection sites in most of the city, saying the bill is “troublingly anti-science and...more
Councilmember Johnson Running for Council President- District 2 City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson announced his candidacy for city council president in February, making him one of five members running to succeed Council...more
Philadelphia City Council holds several public hearings throughout the legislative calendar. •The Committee on Streets & Services will be holding a public hearing today at 10 a.m. to discuss several ordinances related to...more
Upcoming Committee Hearings- Philadelphia City Council holds several public hearings throughout the legislative calendar. •The Committee on the Environment will be holding a public hearing on Monday, April 24 at 10 a.m....more
While a period of massive transition has already been well underway at Philadelphia City Council — with three unclaimed at-large seats for the taking, not to mention the more than 30 candidates who are challenging incumbents...more
2023 Mayoral Race Update: Building & Construction Trades Council Endorses Parker; What Would it Mean to Become Philadelphia’s First Female Mayor? On Wednesday, the Philadelphia Building & Construction Trades Council...more
CITY HALL- A Rundown of Philadelphia’s Potential Mayoral Candidates In 2023, the city of Philadelphia will elect its 100th mayor. Because of the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter’s resign-to-run rule — which requires that any...more
Unofficial results are in from the Charlotte Mecklenburg local elections and there are three main takeaways: 1. Mayor Vi Lyles (D) handily secured a second term as Mayor of Charlotte. 2. Democrats retained a 9-2 majority...more
2019 Raleigh Local Election Report - There was no clear winner in several key Raleigh City Council races Tuesday night, setting the stage for a November run-off vote. Raleigh has non-partisan municipal elections in which...more
Results are in from the Congressional special elections and North Carolina municipal primary elections held Tuesday, September 11. State Rep. Greg Murphy (R) decidedly secured North Carolina’s 3rd District Congressional...more
Tuesday was Election Day in the cities of Las Vegas, North Las Vegas and Boulder City, bringing new council members to all three municipalities—including a major shift in the City of Las Vegas, with three new City Council...more
Voters cast ballots Tuesday in the City and County of Denver’s runoff election to determine who would be mayor, clerk and recorder, and who would fill five city council seats. Those races went to runoff elections following...more