Chicago ‘mansion’ tax to fund homeless services stuck in legal limbo while on the ballot
[ad_1] CHICAGO — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a
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State Senate committee rejects northern Virginia casino bill
[ad_1] McLEAN, Va. — A Virginia Senate committee on Tuesday rejected legislation that would have allowed a referendum on a
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New Mexico lawmakers don’t get a salary. Some say it’s time for a paycheck
[ad_1] SANTA FE, N.M. — Members of New Mexico’s Legislature are the only state lawmakers in the country who aren’t
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Gaming proponents size up the odds of a northern Virginia casino
[ad_1] McLEAN, Va. — With casinos popping up on Virginia’s southern border, some lawmakers now want to explore whether wealthy
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Lawsuits target Maine referendum aimed at curbing foreign influence in local elections
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Maine — Two utilities and two media organizations are suing over a referendum in Maine that closed a
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Analysis: It’s uncertain if push to ‘Stop Cop City’ got enough valid signers for Atlanta referendum
[ad_1] ATLANTA — Opponents of an Atlanta police and fire training center exulted as they marched into City Hall in
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Maine considers electrifying proposal that would give the boot to corporate electric utilities
[ad_1] PORTLAND, Maine — Taking a page from the “throw-the-bums-out” script in politics, Mainers are poised to vote on an
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Atlanta petition drive to cease ‘Cop Metropolis’ is ‘futile,’ metropolis’s attorneys argue
[ad_1] ATLANTA — An ongoing petition drive to halt the development of a police and firefighter coaching middle is “futile”
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