INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis voters who live within Indianapolis Public Schools boundaries will decide on Nov. 3 whether to approve an operating property-tax referendum expected to raise about $95 million a year for IPS and roughly 60 participating charter schools. Chalkbeat Indiana reporter Aleksandra Appleton explained the measure in a Sept. 2, 2026, guide that has … Read more
By Mike Joe ATLANTA — Nearly a year and a half after local leaders quietly voted to halt Beltline rail work, several Atlanta City Council members are pressing Mayor Andre Dickens’ administration to put transit planning back on the calendar. A resolution introduced Tuesday by Council member Kelsea Bond asks Dickens’ office to collaborate with … Read more
By Mike Joe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — At-large City Councilman Matt Carlucci says he will ask colleagues on budget night to restore $4.9 million stripped from Mayor Donna Deegans proposed operating budget for an affordable housing trust fund, arguing Jacksonville cannot wait for a perfect fiscal climate before putting money back into ownership and rental relief. … Read more
PORT ROYAL, S.C. — Town leaders in Port Royal voted Wednesday night to impose a six-month moratorium on new applications for large-scale multifamily housing, a pause Mayor Kevin Phillips cast as a chance to protect community character while the planning commission gathers public input and updates the comprehensive plan. WTOC reported the council action in … Read more
NEW YORK — The Metropolitan Transportation Authority released new renderings this week for the Interborough Express, a planned light-rail line meant to stitch Brooklyn and Queens together along an existing freight corridor without digging new tunnels. According to ABC7 NY / WABC reporting on the Sept. 9–10 unveil, the Interborough Express — often shortened to … Read more
BESSEMER, Ala. — Complete results from Bessemer’s Aug. 25 municipal election set a Sept. 22 Bessemer mayoral runoff between incumbent Mayor Kenneth Gulley and challenger Louise Alexander, alongside City Council turnovers and a new majority of newcomers on the Board of Education. All 12 reporting units are now accounted for, more than a week after … Read more
LOS ANGELES — The LA mayoral debates dispute intensified Tuesday as City Councilwoman Nithya Raman criticized Mayor Karen Bass for declining most televised mayoral debates ahead of the Nov. 3 election, arguing Angelenos deserve more on-air exchanges over homelessness, housing costs, public safety, and city services. According to Raman’s campaign, the LA mayoral debates schedule … Read more
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — The Lakewood Board of Education voted Tuesday night to close Lakewood Lincoln Elementary School and consolidate the district’s neighborhood pre-K programs into that building, advancing a facilities plan parents packed the meeting to oppose. The Lakewood Lincoln Elementary decision passed on a single reading after an early-evening rally outside and a chamber … Read more
WASHINGTON — The SAVE voter citizenship dispute took a new turn Tuesday as the Trump administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court to pause a federal judge’s order that blocks the government from using a modified Department of Homeland Security voter citizenship database, arguing the ruling undermines efforts to keep ineligible voters off the rolls ahead … Read more
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri congressional map fight over which lines will govern the Nov. 3 general election plunged into open conflict Tuesday after two federal actions pointed local clerks in opposite directions within minutes of each other. U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh denied an emergency request from Secretary of State Denny Hoskins … Read more