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Baltimore County Passes Emergency Ban on Private Detention Centers

Officials cast the step as a preventive guardrail prompted by a new federal lease and ICE growth they cannot fully control.

Cummins Files Plan for Major Darlington Expansion at Salters Lane

San Diego Shelves Sunday Meter Plan as Council Moves to Suspend Balboa Park Fees for Residents

Cudahy Adopts $25 Wheel Tax After Narrow Vote as Wisconsin Senate Backs Referendum Rule

Naperville Council Rejects Karis Critical Data Center After Late-Night Vote

York Council Proposes 4.99% Council Tax Rise in 2026/27 Budget

Councils Split on Delaying May 2026 Local Elections as Minister Demands Clarity

York Opens 2026 Garden Waste Sign-Up at £52 as North Yorkshire Confirms Matching Licence Rules

Waverley Council Delays Bondi Footbridge Decision, Orders Report After Public Meeting

Caterham Valley Approves PSPO Targeting Pavement Parking and ‘Excessive Honking’

London Tourist Levy Could Raise £352m Yearly as Central Boroughs Seek Half

England Hands Councils New Powers to Curb Pavement Parking From 2026

OIGE Finds No Theft in Harford Schools Device Case, Deputy Superintendent Placed on Leave

Pembrokeshire Approves Enforced-Sale Plan to Tackle Long-Term Empty Homes

Councils Publish 2026–27 Budgets With Up to 4.99% Council Tax Hikes as Finances Tighten

BCP Council Proposes Ending Beach Hut Council Tax Discount From April 2026

Lordstown Approves 180-Day Data Center Moratorium, Creates Study Committee

Derbyshire’s Reform Council Proposes 4.99% Council Tax Rise to Close £38 Million Gap

Kent Council Defends Replacing Canterbury’s Victorian Lampposts on Safety and Cost Grounds

Birmingham Approves More Than $2.5 Million To Extend Violence‑Intervention Programs