Tag: Mayor
How to watch Denver Mayor Mike Johnston’s State of the City speech
Denver Mayor Mike Johnston will deliver his first State of the City speech on Monday. Denver Mayor Mike Johnston CBS Johnston has spent much of his first year in office working on the city’s homelessness crisis. He also recently celebrated the opening of a new section of the remodeled 16th Street Mall, a project that …
State lawmaker calls out Montgomery’s crime; mayor responds
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WSFA) – A state lawmaker is calling out the city of Montgomery to prioritize public safety Republican Rep. Allen Treadaway of Jefferson County chairs the House Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee. He released an opinion on the city’s crime Thursday. In it, he accuses Mayor Steven Reed of blaming Montgomery’s violence on …
As Tampa government loses talent, mayor picks interim leader to fill void
A drumbeat of recent departures has hollowed out senior leadership in Tampa Mayor Jane Castor’s housing and economic development teams a little more than a year into her second term. Now, Castor has tapped someone to help fill the void, at least until permanent replacements are hired. Abbye Feeley, a longtime city employee who most …
Confidential government docs found in College Park dumpster, mayor apologizes
Loading Video… This browser does not support the Video element. Government documents found in trash A College Park man found confidential government documents in a dumpster. The papers included city employee names, social security numbers, and some vendors’ banking information. COLLEGE PARK, Ga. – A resident in one metro Atlanta city found a trove of …
Vicksburg mayor opposes calls for new government despite petition
VICKSBURG, Miss. (WJTV) – Vicksburg residents called for a new form of local government that they said would bring better representation and less political fights. For all of the city’s history, Vicksburg has operated with a government consisting of one mayor and two aldermen. “Each of those aldermen represent 10,000 people, and it takes two …