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Houston Council Allows W.A.T.E.R. Fund Aid to Cover New $5 Trash Fee

City is requiring Public Works to deliver performance metrics before any higher trash charges are considered.

Philadelphia Reverses Plan to Cut 340 School-Based Positions

Houston Passes $7.5 Billion Budget That Adds $5 Monthly Trash Fee

Protesters Arrested After Disrupting Boston City Council Budget Meeting

San Diego Council Repeals Balboa Park Paid Parking and Lowers Trash Fee as It Passes FY2026‑27 Budget

San Diego Leaders and Prebys Foundation Propose $10.35 Million Rescue for Arts Funding

Philadelphia Council Drops Mayor’s Hotel and Short‑Term Rental Tax Proposal

Whitmire’s Budget Puts $5 Monthly Trash Fee on City Council Ballot

City Council Seeks $91.7 Million to Add Fifth Firefighter to 86 FDNY Engine Companies

Oakland Pushes Parcel Tax on June Ballot as Mayor Warns of Service Cuts

San Diego’s May Budget Revise Restores Neighborhood Services, Leaves Arts Funding Cut

San Diego Weighs Cuts That Could Halt December Nights in 2026

San Antonio Weighs First Property Tax Rate Hike in 33 Years as Budget Gap Widens

7th Circuit Upholds Conviction of Ex-Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan

Balboa Park Museums Report 34% Attendance Drop After Paid Parking

San Diego Residents Protest Gloria’s Budget Cuts to Arts, Libraries and Youth Services

Auch and Grand Auch Finalize Officials’ Indemnities

Toronto Moves to Charge $10 for World Cup Fan Fest After Pledging Free Entry

Wu Sends $4.9 Billion Boston Budget With Tightest Growth Since 2010

Wu Previews $4.9 Billion Boston Budget With Targeted Cuts to Protect Services