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Julie Menin Claims Supermajority to Lead NYC Council, Setting Up Check on Mamdani

The speakership will be decided in January after Menin released 36 pledged backers plus major union endorsements.

Chicago Budget Standoff Deepens as Johnson Opens Portal and Aldermen Draft Alternative

Chicago Finance Panel Defeats Johnson’s Tax Package, Leaving 2026 Budget in Limbo

Milwaukee Mayor Vetoes Council Budget Add-Ons, Scales Back Fire Truck Funding

Austin Council Opens Fast-Track Budget Rewrite, Eyes EMS Backfill as Police Cuts Face Legal Limits

Johnson Pushes Next-Week Budget Vote After Softening Head Tax as Finance Chair Rejects It

Stockton Council Sends Alleged Misuse of Funds Case to Prosecutors After Turbulent Special Meeting

Wu’s Reelection Triggers 2026 Pay Hike: Mayor to $250,000, Councilors to $125,000

City Council Moves to Override Adams’s Vetoes on Rent Cap, Pay-Equity and Nonprofit Bills

Johnson Defends 2026 Budget as Council Grills EY on Savings Plan

Coletta Zapata Says She Has Votes to Lead Boston City Council

Endorsements Recast Jersey City Runoff: Solomon Picks Up O’Dea and Aponte-Lipski as Watterman Backs McGreevey

S&P Puts Chicago on Negative Outlook as Johnson Defends Head Tax Plan

Stockton Council Meeting on Alleged Unauthorized $823,000 Pledge Collapses for Lack of Quorum

Florida Bill Seeks to Rename Palm Beach International as Donald J. Trump International

Salinas, Boykins Advance to Houston At-Large 4 Runoff on Dec. 13

Grand Jury Indicts Henderson Councilwoman Carrie Cox in Alleged Secret Recording at City Hall Event

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

State, New Orleans Outline Oversight Plan to Unlock $125 Million Without Fiscal Administrator

Denver Voters Approve $950 Million Vibrant Denver Bond, Work Starts This Week