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There will soon be a ‘mayor of L.A. County.’ How much power should come with the job?
The county's new elected chief executive, approved by voters last year, will be a political juggernaut. But first, a task ...
A man joked about a mayor’s legal trouble. Then, a subpoena arrived.
A nonprofit law firm is urging a top official in a Missouri city to drop his subpoena, alleging he abused his power and ...
Georgia mayor and 2 others are jailed on felony charges for trying to halt a local election
The mayor of a small Georgia city and two former election workers have been jailed on felony charges stemming from efforts to ...
SCOOP: Top congressional committees launch probe into Nashville mayor accused of blocking ICE
The House Judiciary Committee and House Homeland Security Committee are launching a probe into Nashville Mayor Freddie ...
Fiery NY mayor accused of putting hands on police chief who refused to arrest road workers
A mayor of a suburban New York town is making headlines once again for his fiery behavior after allegedly trying to ...
How the N.Y.C. Mayoral Candidates Plan to Solve the Housing Crisis
The candidates’ ambitious plans could bring hundreds of thousands of new homes to a city desperate for them, though many are ...
Socialist Zohran Mamdani boasts WFP endorsement in NYC mayor’s race: ‘We are right where we want to be’
Socialist Zohran Mamdani boasted Saturday that he’s the lefty candidate who’ll beat ex-Gov. Andrew Cuomo in next month’s ...
DC mayor seeks business-friendly policies to spark growth amid loss of up to 40,000 federal jobs
With the nation’s capital facing a pair of overlapping budget crises, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has unveiled a budget proposal ...