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Dallas Orders Mandatory Unpaid Furloughs for Non-Uniform City Workers

City says the furloughs will reduce expenses, preserve jobs and benefits, position the government for the FY27–FY28 budget

City Permanently Expands Fair Fares to 200% of Poverty

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

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