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Amid layoffs, Denver City Council prepares for $26,000 mountain retreat

Amid layoffs, Denver City Council prepares for ,000 mountain retreat

Ten of Denver’s 13 city council members are planning to attend a $26,000, two night, one day retreat in Colorado’s foothills next week for team building and professional development, at the same time the city is laying off workers and trying to find ways to cut costs and save money. “We signed this contract prior to knowing of any budget …

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Plan to Add 9,500 Homes to Midtown Manhattan Wins City Council Approval – The New York Times

Plan to Add 9,500 Homes to Midtown Manhattan Wins City Council Approval  The New York Times Mamdani Promises New Path For Bus Projects As MTA Leader Finally Loses Patience With Mayor Adams  Streetsblog New York City New York City Council clears way for new housing in wide swath of Midtown South  Newsday Midtown South rezoning passes City Council, promising thousands of new homes …

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Moorhead City Council further delays aerial mosquito spray after resident backlash – InForum

Moorhead City Council further delays aerial mosquito spray after resident backlash – InForum

MOORHEAD — The Moorhead City Council further delayed aerial spraying for mosquito control after residents expressed concern for a spray’s effect on pollinators like butterflies and bees. On Monday, Aug. 11, council members discussed aerial spraying after resident backlash to a planned aerial spray. Most residents who spoke during the meeting expressed concern about the practice, but some asked the …

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White House crypto council head Bo Hines to step down, return to private sector – The Block

White House crypto council head Bo Hines to step down, return to private sector  The Block White House crypto adviser Bo Hines announces departure  Reuters White House crypto adviser departs Trump administration  The Hill White House Crypto Adviser Bo Hines to Return to Private Sector  Bloomberg.com Crypto News Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, and White House Shake-Up  CryptoRank Source link

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Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure

Tucson City Council rejects Project Blue data center amid intense community pressure

The Tucson city council voted unanimously Wednesday against bringing the massive and water-devouring Project Blue data center — tied to tech giant Amazon — into city limits. After weeks of escalating public outrage over the lack of transparency around Project Blue, the council voted to end negotiations and remove the annexation and development agreement from the upcoming council meeting agenda …

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Tua Tagovailoa is “not too sure” how he landed on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

Tua Tagovailoa is “not too sure” how he landed on the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition

Like Eagles running back Saquon Barkley, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was added to the President’s Council on Sports, Nutrition, and Fitness. Like Barkley, that development was news to Tua. Asked on Wednesday by reporters how it came to be, Tua said this: “I should ask you that question, too, brother. How did that all develop? I’m not too sure.” Before …

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Detroit City Council president Mary Sheffield advances to November election in mayoral race

Detroit City Council president Mary Sheffield advances to November election in mayoral race

Mary Sheffield, Detroit City Council president, will advance to the November general election in the race for mayor, the AP projects. Sheffield was considered the front-runner heading into the August primary on Tuesday. She’ll face the second-highest vote getter in November. Nine candidates put their names on the ballot to be Detroit’s next mayor. On Aug. 5, 2025, the city …

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Saquon Barkley declines President Trump’s invitation to serve on sports council

Saquon Barkley declines President Trump’s invitation to serve on sports council

Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley told reporters he declined an invitation to serve on President Donald Trump’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition. The clarification came days after Trump signed an executive order bringing back the Presidential Fitness Test for students in public schools and mentioned Barkley as one of many prominent sports figures on the council. “A …

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Eagles’ Saquon Barkley says he’s not part of Trump’s sports council: ‘Definitely a little shocked when my name was mentioned’

Eagles’ Saquon Barkley says he’s not part of Trump’s sports council: ‘Definitely a little shocked when my name was mentioned’

Facebook Tweet Email Link Washington  —  Philadelphia Eagles star running back Saquon Barkley said Monday he was surprised to learn he had been named to the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness and Nutrition because he had turned down the opportunity earlier this year. Barkley is one of several top athletes who President Donald Trump named to the revamped council that …

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Saquon Barkley declines offer to join Trump’s revitalized sports council

Saquon Barkley declines offer to join Trump’s revitalized sports council

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Saquon Barkley has declined an invitation to join President Donald Trump’s council on sports, fitness, and nutrition, which is being revitalized under an executive order that also reestablishes the Presidential Fitness Test for American children. Barkley, the 2,000-yard rusher for the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, was on a list of sports personalities that included golfers Bryson …

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