By Mike Joe MOBILE, Ala. – Mobile City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a roughly $404 million budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1, after a last-minute fight over about $1.5 million that had been set aside for the new downtown arena and turned out not to be needed, according to FOX10 / … Read more
By Mike Joe ATLANTA, Ga. – Atlanta City Council on Monday, Sept. 22, 2026, unanimously passed a 14-0 resolution affirming support for light rail on all 22 miles of the Beltline trail and demanding a concrete next step from city and transit partners, according to Georgia Public Broadcasting reporting by Amanda Andrews. Council member Kelsea … Read more
By Mike Joe WASHINGTON, Sept. 22, 2026. Mitch McConnell news this week centers on a decisive Senate return. Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), 84, came back to the Capitol on Sept. 14 after about three months away, then cast the deciding yea that helped the Senate Agriculture Committee advance the Agriculture Act of 2026 on a … Read more
**Byline:** Mike Joe Tampa FY27 budget: TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa City Council’s final public hearing on Mayor Jane Castor’s fiscal year 2027 budget is set for Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, around 5:01 p.m. at Old City Hall, according to city notice and Florida Politics reporting by Jesse Mendoza dated Sept. 8, 2026. The net budget … Read more
Jacksonville budget vote: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council is scheduled to take a final vote Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, on Mayor Donna Deegan’s roughly $2.02 billion (and larger than $2 billion) fiscal year 2027 budget, described in local coverage as the largest in city history. The vote lands one day after a final … Read more
San Jose local control zoning: SAN JOSE, Calif. – San Jose City Council is scheduled to vote Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, on a memo from Councilmembers Casey and Candelas that would direct the City Manager to add a 2027 Legislative Program position supporting legislation to restore local control over housing and land use, according … Read more
Affordable Philly Now: PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia renters could see proposed limits on annual rent increases, new rules for large corporate landlords, and a charter-level Transit Access Fund under a 40-page Cost of Living Task Force report Councilmember Nicolas O’Rourke is set to release Tuesday morning. The Philadelphia Tribune reported Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, that O’Rourke, … Read more
Tomah Transit council: TOMAH, Wis. Tomah Common Council is scheduled to discuss and take action on the city’s shared-ride transit program Monday evening after a packed public hearing where riders, health workers, and disability advocates said losing Tomah Transit would cut people off from jobs, groceries, pharmacies, and medical appointments. The Monroe County Herald … Read more
HOUSTON / HARRIS COUNTY, Texas Harris County Commissioners Court approved a property tax rate increase of roughly 7.9% in a 3-1 vote, a change county estimates say will cost the average homeowner about $193 more per yearor roughly $16 a month—while capping the rate at 67 cents per $100 of taxable value. The higher rates … Read more
SEATTLE — City Councilmember Dionne Foster has introduced legislation that would temporarily slash Seattle’s Mandatory Housing Affordability fees for stalled pipeline projects, reviving a developer-backed break that collapsed earlier this year amid a fight over housing production versus affordable-housing funding. PubliCola’s Erica C. Barnett reported the deal on Sept. 16, 2026. Under Foster’s bill, developers … Read more