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Spanberger Vetoes Bill Requiring Fairfax Casino Referendum

Spanberger said the mandate would strip local officials of control over casino decisions.

AP Projects Toni Preckwinkle the Winner in Cook County Board President Primary

Scottsdale Sets May Vote on 4.5% Water Rate Hike as Gilbert’s 25% Increase Takes Effect April 1

Central Florida Water Districts Limit Irrigation as Drought Triggers Shortage Declarations

New York Lawmakers Move to Impose Three-Year Pause on New Data Centers

Conservation Groups Sue to Block Reapproved Utah Highway Through Red Cliffs

Dutch Mining Damage Commission Calls for Overhaul After Drenthe Quake Claims

Wisconsin Republicans Introduce Assembly Bill 840 to Regulate Data Centers

Chicago Oversight Board Holds Hearing on CPD’s Role in Federal Immigration Raids

Coronel Suárez Approves 2% Fuel Surcharge Starting February to Fund Repaving

Lower Merion Passes Phased Ban on Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers

Anaheim Weighs Entertainment Ticket and Parking Tax for 2026 Ballot

City Hall Rolls Back Upper West Side Metered Parking

El Gobierno Desestima El Recurso De Azata Y Allana La Expropiación Parcial Del Algarrobico

Albert Lea Council Approves Two Cannabis Microbusinesses, Blocks The Smoking Tree

San Francisco Supervisor Engardio Faces September Recall Vote Over Highway Closure

France Confirms €400M High-Security Prison in French Guiana Despite Local Backlash

Bavaria Bans Municipal Packaging Taxes Despite Local Pushback

Bombay HC Upholds Demolition of Pune School's Illegal Building

Trump Administration Extends Deadline for NYC Congestion Pricing Dispute