Government

3+ hour, 22+ min ago   (1052+ words) Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley is trying to charge a concerned citizen $4,888 to review his office’s emails about the sales tax increase. In a response to a separate request, his office also revealed that he has no written plans that…...

3+ hour, 53+ min ago   (525+ words) For Greenwich Police Chief Jim Heavey, that distinction is central. Police departments have long used visible officers at polling locations not only to respond immediately when trouble begins, he said, but to discourage it from happening in the first place....

7+ hour, 28+ min ago   (99+ words) news8000.com News 8+ 24/7 Live Stream Tensions Rise in the Middle East UPDATE: HWY 35 near Chipmunk Ridge Road back open after semi rollover Wisconsin DNR hosting candlelight hikes at state parks throughout fall Tomah attempted homicide suspect booked and officially charged â…...

22+ hour, 19+ min ago   (267+ words) KPMG is pleased to return to the Indiana Digital Government Summit, connecting with state and local IT leaders who are shaping the future of public sector technology. Join us to explore how insight-driven strategies and practical solutions can help government…...

11+ hour, 2+ min ago   (696+ words) A Harvard professor told a Newton crowd Thursday they have the power to restore an “ailing democracy.” Political philosophy professor Danielle Allen – who described herself as “mono-maniacally obsessed with healthy democracy” – proposed concrete ways for Newton residents to bolster democratic…...

11+ hour, 7+ min ago   (325+ words) A race with “major consequences” is slipping by almost unnoticed while Senate fights in Texas, Michigan and Maine draw most of the attention, one group says. In an email to supporters, Defend Our Courts called the race for a seat…...

16+ hour, 5+ min ago   (131+ words) Four Bridgeport voting districts have new polling places, the library hosts a flu clinic and firefighters bring a truck downtown. BRIDGEPORT, CT — Four Bridgeport voting districts have new polling places for the Nov. 3 election, the Health Department holds a flu…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (672+ words) "It's happening so fast without proper scrutiny, without proper definition of words." Amherst, Massachusetts, is revisiting its accessory dwelling unit rules after a dispute over how one property's upper floor should be measured. The debate focuses on whether space that…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (951+ words) Boston city councilors peppered the mayor’s assessing chief with questions about the city’s varying home assessment practices that have left the wealthy with a tax break downtown while pinching the middle class on the outskirts. Councilor Miniard Culpepper, the lead…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (448+ words) Uvalde City Council members could advance a new public comment policy and an agreement for management of the Uvalde Memorial Golf Course at their Oct. 13 meeting. The regular city council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 13 in the Willie De…...