Pembroke council delays reconsidering contract with mayor’s law firm | CBC News

[ad_1] City councillors in Pembroke, Ont., voted Tuesday night to delay reconsidering its decades-old contract with the city’s solicitor — a lawyer at Sheppard & Gervais, the law firm the…

What to know about Columbia mayor’s plan to tackle taxes on business property

[ad_1] Why tackle taxes? Rickenmann hopes the change would break a cycle of high taxes, low property values and stagnant growth laid out in the 2020 report.  Columbia’s property values,…

Progressive Brandon Johnson wins Chicago mayor’s race

[ad_1] Brandon Johnson will be the next mayor of Chicago, NBC News projected Tuesday, marking a stunning turn for a staunch progressive and former teacher whose campaign leaned into messages…

How English mayors can overcome contractual devolution

[ad_1] So far, the practice of “accountability” in English devolution has mostly amounted to contractual monitoring by central government. But there are many different purposes to “accountability”: these include monitoring…

Opinion | The impossible position we put mayors in when snowstorms strike

[ad_1] Blizzards are the hurricanes of the north. Both blizzards and hurricanes are unstoppable forces that threaten everyone in their paths. To expect Buffalo to better withstand a blizzard because…