1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1079+ words) PROVIDENCE — After Wednesday’s primary delivered victories for progressive candidates up and down the ballot in Providence, city leaders are all but certain to enact limits on rent increases in 2027. The Providence City Council narrowly failed to enact rent control earlier…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (339+ words) Voters in St. Paul, Minnesota, will decide on an initiated measure on Nov. 3 that would allow tenants to arrange certain repairs to their residences when their landlords do not complete the repairs after receiving written notice. Support for the initiative…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (469+ words) Four years after first landing before planners at St. Paul City Hall, the fate of The Celia, a planned “condo quality” market-rate apartment building in Highland Park, remains up in the air. Developer Paster Properties submitted a site plan for…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (142+ words) City Attorney George Van Nest did his best to squash continued discussion of an employee’s firing Monday, but not after retired employee Ciro Matarazzo spoke up on behalf of his friend. Matarazzo, a former member of the city’s Public Works…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago   (491+ words) PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — Portland Mayor Keith Wilson and Councilor Steve Novick have announced they will each use $10,000 from their office funds to help the city of Newport cover legal expenses in a lawsuit against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (741+ words) The Daily is the radio edition of the popular podcast by the same name, produced by The New York Times. Hosts Michael Barbaro and Sabrina Tavernise provide an irresistible layman’s approach to some of the most compelling and complicated stories…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1653+ words) A hallmark of St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s time in office was the creation of an Office of Financial Empowerment dedicated to opening new doors for low-income residents in the capital city, which has high poverty levels. That work continues…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (720+ words) A tough-talking Hawaii mayor told residents to ‘get used to’ the state’s controversial new driver’s license after nearly 6,000 people demanded it be redesigned. Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi brushed aside the backlash at a press conference Tuesday, insisting officials would not…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1315+ words) CITY HALL — A city panel on Friday questioned whether Chicago police are following policies aimed at protecting Chicagoans from civil immigration arrests and federal agent misconduct. The City Council’s Committee on Immigrant and Refugee Rights hosted a hearing Friday looking…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (490+ words) The Montgomery County Council heard public testimony Tuesday on a bill that would prevent certain county departments from hiring people who recently worked in federal immigration enforcement. Under the bill, a restricted applicant is someone employed by U.S. Immigration and Customs…...