59+ min ago   (534+ words) Rules covering public speaking, online petitions, closed-door debate and councillors attending remotely are set for an overhaul at Wednesday’s Redland City Council meeting. Councillors will consider adopting revised meeting standing orders and a related policy, following recent changes to Queensland…...

2+ day, 23+ hour ago   (176+ words) Jackson Ward 4 Councilman Brian Grizzell is apologizing for his role in a heated exchange during this week’s City Council meeting. The argument happened during a discussion about naming a street in honor of Dr. Little. Ward 3 Councilman Kenneth Stokes challenged…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (419+ words) Councilman Dustin Koritko reviews the proposed meeting rules Tuesday during a Newnan City Council discussion over voting procedures and opportunities for council debate. The Newnan City Council adopted a new set of rules governing its meetings Tuesday after about 20 minutes…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (148+ words) The City of Dellwood has officially named Kenneth Robinson as its interim mayor following the death of Mayor Reggie Jones. Robinson was announced as interim mayor on Aug. 24 and immediately assumed the responsibilities of the office after Jones died unexpectedly…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (578+ words) It’s not the activity, it’s the cover-up, goes a variation on the old saying in politics. The raging debate here and nationally over the massive tech centers that power AI is a valid one to have. The facilities can bring…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1508+ words) With deer populations at historic highs, some states are incentivizing hunters to shoot does to help manage forest health and disease. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said that there are “big announcements” to come on Monday regarding beef processing. Keri Silvyn…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (205+ words) Legislation to halt excessive rates increases and ensure councils’ focus to be on fixing the basics and keeping rates affordable has passed its first reading in Parliament today, Local Government Minister Simon Watts says. Under the Local Government (Rates Capping)…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (954+ words) An emergency election motion sat in a pile because nobody read the routing rules. A judge wrote the wasted days into his order. And that order now gets served on me, a guy with no client, no fee, and no…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (596+ words) The Cary Town Council plans to adopt a new decorum policy clarifying what speakers and audience members can and cannot do during town meetings. Weinbrecht called it “the worst audience behavior I have witnessed at a council meeting” in his…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (447+ words) A group of residents appealed Throop’s recently adopted data center zoning ordinance that conditionally allows the developments on hundreds of acres of conservation land, arguing the legislation benefits private interests over the public. The filings ask county court to invalidate…...