Amarillo council to weigh 1,000-foot sex-offender residency proposal
A first reading is scheduled for Nov. 17, but the proposed restrictions are not law and the council has not voted.
Politics & Government
Elections, public policy, government decisions, budgets, regulation, ethics, civil rights, and public administration.
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Brookline 2040 plan draft open for comment through Nov. 19
Residents can weigh in on Brookline’s unfinished plan at a Nov. 16 public meeting or submit written comments by Nov. 19.
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Tallahassee fire pact proposes 42-hour workweek
A tentative city-county framework would cut firefighters’ reported workweek by 11 hours, but the proposal has not been approved.
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Interior sets land-sale goal but names no parcels
Interior’s 2026–2030 plan calls for offering federal land to states, localities and Tribes, but identifies no property for sale.
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Lee County approves Mesabi deal with $50 million over 20 years
Lee County supervisors unanimously approved a term sheet setting out payments for Mesabi Metallics’ proposed steel plant, but the vote is not a final state incentive award or construction approval.
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Li leads Fremont council race by 564 votes in unofficial count
Alameda County’s Nov. 13 preliminary tally showed Ying Min Li ahead of Aziz Akbari, with another results update scheduled for Nov. 16.
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Bourbonnais trustee starts petition drive for term-limit referendum
Trustee Craig Toepfer says he has begun collecting signatures for a proposal to limit the mayor and trustees to three consecutive four-year terms.
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Islip’s $306.5M budget proposal stalled after motion gets no second
A motion to approve Islip’s proposed 2027 budget received no second at the Nov. 5 hearing. The $306.5 million plan would raise the proposed levy 11.7% from 2026.
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Springfield leaders oppose plan to add regional water board seats
Springfield officials oppose a proposal to expand the water commission board from three members to seven. The mayor would still appoint four seats, while three would be selected through a regional advisory board.
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Watsontown proposes $2 million budget; taxes and electric rates steady for now
Council approved advertising a proposed $2 million 2027 budget, about $100,000 above 2026. The current proposal includes no property-tax increase or electric-rate change.
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Hopkinsville Ward 8 recanvass leaves 27-vote margin unchanged
A Nov. 12 recanvass left Hopkinsville Ward 8’s reported totals unchanged: Stephen Crisp had 3,690 votes to Tiffany Pittman’s 3,663. The check covered tally records from 48 machines, not individual ballots.
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Memphis directs $3.26 million to Southwest Memphis projects
Memphis City Council approved $3,259,282 for projects in the five-mile zone around the Paul R. Lowery Road AI property. Home repairs receive the largest share.
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Harrisonburg transit workers ask council to consider bargaining ordinance
Workers and supporters asked the City Council to consider collective bargaining for transit employees; the account reports no council action.
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GAO finds unreliable records for $31 billion in F-35 parts
A GAO report found incomplete F-35 parts records and inventories that did not fully verify what the Defense Department held.
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Fort Worth data-center pause remains pending after first hearing
Fort Worth’s first hearing did not enact a proposed 90-day data-center pause. The city lists two different tentative dates for a possible adoption vote.
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Unofficial returns put Christensen, Stelten atop Kimball council race
Unofficial returns put Kyle Christensen and Cynthia Stelten atop Kimball’s two-seat council race. Stelten is 49 votes ahead of Eric Loewen.
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Three Huntingdon council incumbents reported re-elected unopposed
The Tennessee Municipal League reported that Kelly B. Eubanks, Andrew Maddox and John Lindsey Sanders won Huntingdon’s three open council seats without opponents.
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Unofficial Denville count puts Kim 35 votes ahead for third seat
Won James Kim is 35 votes ahead of fourth-place Michael Andersen in the unofficial count for Denville’s three school-board seats.
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2026 Election Balance of Power: House, Senate, Governors and Mayors
Updated Nov. 11 with current House, Senate, governor and tracked-mayor maps, standings and called-flip links. Mississippi is called for Scott Colom; Alaska Senate and Alaska and Kansas governor races remain uncalled.
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Placentia Measure L leads by 4,435 votes in ABC7 snapshot
ABC7’s Nov. 10 snapshot showed Measure L ahead, but the tally is not certified. If adopted, the measure would raise Placentia’s lodging tax from 10% to 14%.
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Unofficial returns show Heaton, six Bardstown council incumbents winning
Dick Heaton reportedly won about 74% of the mayoral vote, while all six incumbent council members won re-election. The returns are unofficial.
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Rhee leads Arcadia District 5 by 209 votes in Nov. 10 unofficial tally
Steve Rhee led Michael Cao by 209 votes in Arcadia District 5 in Los Angeles County’s Nov. 10 unofficial tally. Certification is expected by Dec. 1.