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Fingerlakes1. com
fingerlakes1. com > 07/02/2026 > geneva-mayor-presses-absent-councilor-to-resume-duties

Geneva mayor presses absent councilor to resume duties

4+ hour, 39+ min ago  (215+ words) An empty seat at Geneva City Council meetings has become a growing issue at City Hall, according to the Finger Lakes Times. At-Large Councilor Ahmad Whitfield hasn't attended a meeting since his Jan. 7 arrest on felony drug charges. Mayor Jim…...

Fingerlakes1. com
fingerlakes1. com > 07/02/2026 > geneva-city-council-holds-first-july-meeting-webcast

GENEVA: City Council holds first July meeting (webcast)

5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (40+ words) Fingerlakes1. com GENEVA: City Council holds first July meeting (webcast) Geneva City Council held its first meeting of July on Wednesday. The session was livestreamed and can be watched on-demand below....

FOX 5 Atlanta
fox5atlanta. com > news > hall-county-sheriff-gerald-couch-recall-effort-launched-residents

Hall County Sheriff Gerald Couch: Recall effort launched by residents

1+ hour, 16+ min ago  (172+ words) Gerald Couch arrested in Dawson County (Credit: Dawson County Sheriff's Office) HALL COUNTY, Ga. - A group of Hall County residents is seeking to recall Sheriff Gerald Couch after filing the paperwork needed to begin the process, according to The Gainesville…...

Tasmanian Country Newspaper
tasmaniancountry. com > newspaper > tasmanian-country > marcus-blackie-wont-recontest-king-island-mayor-upcoming-election

Marcus Blackie won't recontest as King Island Mayor in upcoming election

9+ hour, 41+ min ago  (454+ words) King Island Mayor Marcus Blackie has officially announced he will not seek re-election in the upcoming local government polls, signalling the end of a four-year tenure defined by internal reform and a commitment to full-time municipal leadership. In a statement…...

GIANT fm
giant. fm > fulton-county > news > local-news > rep-baird-receives-2026-summer-study-committee-appointments

Rep. Baird receives 2026 summer study committee appointments

12+ hour, 48+ min ago  (185+ words) Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 4: 16 PM Recently, State Rep. Beau Baird (R-Greencastle) received appointments to serve as chair of the Interim Study Committee on Environmental Affairs, vice-chair of the State Fair Advisory Committee and as a member of the Interim Study Committee…...

The Arizona Republic
azcentral. com > picture-gallery > news > local > tempe > 07/02/2026 > new-tempe-councilmembers-sworn-in-2026 > 90777691007

Three councilmembers sworn into Tempe City Council

2+ hour, 28+ min ago  (20+ words) azcentral. com and The Arizona Republic Three councilmembers sworn into Tempe City Council...

AOL. com
aol. com > articles > mamdani-nypd-cut-blindsided-city-213959668. html

Mamdani's NYPD cut "blindsided' City Council " leaving pols bracing for other surprises in $126 B budget they passed - AOL

11+ hour, 21+ min ago  (875+ words) Clueless City Council members were blindsided by Mayor Zohran Mamdani's 11th-hour move to ax nearly 600 promised new NYPD cops from the city's behemoth budget " leaving them bracing for more surprises, sources revealed. Mamdani sprung the cut on City Council Speaker…...

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New York Amsterdam News
amsterdamnews. com > news > 07/02/2026 > mamdani-allies-successfully-pressure-against-nypd-expansion

Mamdani allies successfully pressure mayor against NYPD expansion

9+ hour, 30+ min ago  (306+ words) We write not as opponents but as partners who believe New York City can lead the nation in building public safety systems grounded in care, as opposed to the ineffective, harmful[,] and costly status quo of criminalization." A projected headcount…...

Davis Vanguard
davisvanguard. org > 2026 > 07 > huntington-beach-loses-housing-lawsuit

California Court Rejects Huntington Beach's Latest Housing Law Challenge

1+ hour, 42+ min ago  (667+ words) SACRAMENTO, Calif. " A California court has rejected the City of Huntington Beach's latest legal challenge to state enforcement of housing law, marking another courtroom defeat for the city in its ongoing dispute with the state over compliance with housing planning…...

Sowetan
sowetan. co. za > news > 2026-07-02-joburg-waste-collection-backlog-expected-to-worsen-as-casual-workers-down-tools

Joburg waste collection backlog expected to worsen as casual workers down tools

2+ hour, 22+ min ago  (236+ words) Waste collection services across Johannesburg have been disrupted after casual workers contracted through Pikitup's fleet ad-hoc service providers embarked on a protest demanding permanent employment. Pikitup spokesperson Anthony Selepe said the workers downed tools on Thursday, affecting refuse collection operations…...