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City Expands Fair Fares Eligibility to 200% of Federal Poverty Level

A mayor–council budget pact adds $54 million to fund the increase while the program keeps its application-only enrollment that advocates say will limit uptake.

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Mamdani Names Gregory Anderson Sanitation Commissioner to Lead NYC’s Trash Containerization

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Mamdani Confirms Free-Bus Plan Would Cover Express Routes as Comptroller Warns of MTA Funding Gap

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Toronto to Cap TTC Fares Next September, Free After 47 Rides

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Calgary Council Cuts 2026 Tax Hike as Budget Raises Transit Fares, Trims Climate Funds

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8mo ago

Chicago Council Weighs $200 Million CPD Overtime Cap, Hiring Slowdown

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8mo ago

Dresden Panel Defers Zoo Bailout, Full Council Vote Set for Nov. 13

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CPS Board Backs $175 Million Pension Reimbursement Tied to TIF Windfall

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Jacksonville Council Passes $2 Billion Budget After Late Vote Flip, OKs 1/8-Mill Tax Cut

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San Antonio Council to Weigh Spurs Arena Term Sheet or Mayor’s Delay Push

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10mo ago

Denver Lays Off 171 Workers, Eliminates 665 Vacant Positions to Narrow Budget Gap

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Austin Council Approves $6.3B Budget, Sets 5-Cent Tax Rate Election

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San Diego Council Overrides Gloria Vetoes to Partially Restore Community Services

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Chicago to Activate Seven New Speed Cameras This Summer

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Houston Approves $832M Police Pay Deal as Harris County Matches Raises

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City Expands Fair Fares Eligibility to 200% of Federal Poverty Level

Dallas Orders Mandatory Unpaid Furloughs for Non-Uniform City Workers

NYPD Splits the Bronx Into Bronx North and Bronx South

LAPD Warns Los Angeles Lacks Officers and Funding to Police the 2028 Olympics

York Sets £16.5m 2026/27 Road Repairs Plan as £102m Backlog Laid Bare

NYC Says Hitting Class-Size Target by September Is Unlikely

Mamdani Names Gregory Anderson Sanitation Commissioner to Lead NYC’s Trash Containerization

Mamdani Confirms Free-Bus Plan Would Cover Express Routes as Comptroller Warns of MTA Funding Gap

Toronto to Cap TTC Fares Next September, Free After 47 Rides

Calgary Council Cuts 2026 Tax Hike as Budget Raises Transit Fares, Trims Climate Funds

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Chicago Council Weighs $200 Million CPD Overtime Cap, Hiring Slowdown

Dresden Panel Defers Zoo Bailout, Full Council Vote Set for Nov. 13

CPS Board Backs $175 Million Pension Reimbursement Tied to TIF Windfall

Jacksonville Council Passes $2 Billion Budget After Late Vote Flip, OKs 1/8-Mill Tax Cut

San Antonio Council to Weigh Spurs Arena Term Sheet or Mayor’s Delay Push

Denver Lays Off 171 Workers, Eliminates 665 Vacant Positions to Narrow Budget Gap

Austin Council Approves $6.3B Budget, Sets 5-Cent Tax Rate Election

San Diego Council Overrides Gloria Vetoes to Partially Restore Community Services

Chicago to Activate Seven New Speed Cameras This Summer

Houston Approves $832M Police Pay Deal as Harris County Matches Raises

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