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Duggan's Final Audit Confirms Detroit's $105 Million Surplus

Mayor-elect Mary Sheffield inherits balanced finances reinforced by a newly verified surplus.

Pittsburgh Council Approves 20% Property Tax Hike for 2026 Budget

Chicago Council Passes $16.6 Billion Budget Without Head Tax, Setting Up Veto Test

Austin City Council Approves Four-Year, $63 Million Contract With Firefighters

Beat Kitchen Owner Files Federal Civil Rights Suit Over Chicago Riverwalk Lease Decision

Minneapolis Council Approves 'Flexible-Open' Plan for George Floyd Square

Pittsburgh Council Weighs 30% Property-Tax Hike as Controller Cites 2% Limit

LAPD Cites Volunteer Who Painted Westwood Crosswalk, Escalating Clash Over L.A. Street Safety

Indicted Lewiston Councilor-Elect Says He Won’t Resign

NYC Council Overrides Four Adams Vetoes, Preserves 30% Rent Cap and Mandates Pay-Data Reporting

San Francisco OKs List of Stolen Goods, Clearing Way for Police Action on Illegal Street Vending

Baltimore Unveils 10-Year Fiscal Plan Targeting $2.5 Billion in Savings

D.C. Council Passes Emergency Rollback of Streatery Rules, Cutting Fees

New Orleans Council Passes $1.6 Billion Budget to Close $222 Million Gap

Spain’s Low-Emission Zones Near 2026 Mandate as Cities Rush to Comply

Dortmund Council Accepts Overturning of AfD ‘Brandmauer’ Resolution

CMHC Says Calgary’s Housing Accelerator Cash Not Paused After Leaked Memo

Julie Menin Claims 36 Votes to Become Next NYC Council Speaker

NYC Finds 68 Boxes of 9/11 Toxin Records as FDNY Union Demands Answers

Queens Street Takeover Turns Violent as NYPD Seeks Suspects and Increases Malba Patrols