Tag: Municipal governments
Report: Mexico’s COVID-19 policies cost huge number of lives
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s unwillingness to spend money, do more testing, change course or react to new scientific evidence contributed to the country being...
Kansas City approves naming street for Martin Luther King
KANSAS CITY, Mo — After years of debate and a divisive election, Kansas City will soon have a street route named for Martin Luther...
Lin-Manuel Miranda, mayor open new Times Square vaccine site
NEW YORK — “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday at the grand opening of a Times...
Munich mayor refuses to guarantee fans at Euro 2020 games
MUNICH — The Mayor of Munich said Monday that fans could still be barred from attending Euro 2020 games in the German city as...
Las Vegas pushes to become first to ban ornamental grass
LAS VEGAS — A desert city built on a reputation for excess and indulgence wants to become a model for restraint and conservation with...
Indiana go-kart race, festival return after 2020 cancelation
ELKHART, Ind. — A northern Indiana city is bringing back a summer festival built around go-kart racing a year after the family-oriented event was...
Tucson officials learn more about planned migrant facility
TUCSON, Ariz. — A tent-like facility that the federal government plans to set up in Tucson to temporarily house migrants will be located near...
Tunnel collapse nearly led to Mexico City drain explosion
MEXICO CITY — Mexican authorities said the collapse of a clandestine tunnel dug to steal gasoline from a government pipeline probably triggered a chain...
London mayor wants to host IPL matches in British capital
LONDON — The mayor of London wants to bring Indian Premier League cricket matches to the British capital.
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Plan would return beachfront taken from Black family in ’20s
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles County plans to return prime beachfront property to descendants of a Black couple who built a seaside resort for...
