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Feds Give CTA Days to Deliver Security Plan, Threaten Funding Over Transit Violence

The order imposes rapid deadlines with direct oversight, citing years of CTA data showing elevated assaults.

Mayor Opposes 25-Story Marina Safeway Redevelopment After 790-Unit Plan Filed

Supreme Court Lets Fifth Circuit Ruling Stand in Texas Library Book Removal Case

Arlington Council Votes 5–4 to Keep LGBTQ Protections Suspended

Ring Video Captures ICE Raid at Burnsville Home That Led to Four Arrests

San Diego Sheriff Seeks Up to $1 Billion to Replace Vista Jail and Repair Aging Facilities

Israeli Foreign Minister Says Netanyahu Will Visit New York Despite Mamdani Arrest Pledge

LA Council Backs AB 630 Rollout, Clearing Way to Scrap Abandoned RVs Valued Under $4,000

Cincinnati Council Panel Backs $8.14 Million Settlement Over 2020 Protest Arrests

Atlantic City Mayor’s Daughter Testifies in Abuse Trial, Describing Beatings and Broom Attack

Landmarks Panel Delays Decision on West Park Church Hardship Bid to Early 2026

North East, Maryland, Plans Parade Rule Overhaul After Confederate Flags at Christmas Parade

San Diego Council Approves $30 Million Settlement in Police Killing of 16-Year-Old Konoa Wilson

Louisiana Sheriff Releases Jailbreak Footage as Search for Final Escapee Intensifies

Judge Keeps Dec. 12 Vacate Order for South Shore Building Raided by Federal Agents

MoMA PS1 Will Offer Free Admission to All Visitors for Three Years Starting in 2026

Annapolis Advances One-Year Pause on New Short-Term Rental Licenses for Non-Owner Homes

NYC Selects GFP to Convert 100 Gold Street Into 3,700 Mixed-Income Homes

New York City Secures $1 Billion for Full Rebuild of Coney Island’s Riegelmann Boardwalk

D.C. Police Chief Pamela Smith Resigns, Effective Dec. 31