The general election is weeks away. We asked city treasurer candidates how they'll make the office—often opaque—more transparent and responsive to residents' concerns about the city's finances. Here's how they answered.
The city's 2nd and 3rd Ward primary results are in with all of the city's precincts reporting. Here's who made the April 4 runoff.
Only 2nd and 3rd Ward residents will head to the polls today. If no candidate gets 50% of the vote share, the top two vote-getters will proceed to an April 4 runoff.
Ahead of the February 28 primary, we asked 2nd Ward candidates about climate change, housing, ethics reform, public safety, infrastructure, youth engagement, and more. Here's how Yarif Vhora responded.
Ahead of the February 28 primary, we asked 2nd Ward candidates about climate change, housing, ethics reform, public safety, infrastructure, youth engagement, and more. Here's how Colby Chapman responded.
Your central location to get your digital voter guides, polling place information, and registration needs ahead of city's primary and general elections—updated throughout the April 4 election day.
While it wasn't specified what "government purposes" the facility is to be used under the resolution, City Council approved a similar acquisition of a vacant downtown bank last year. This acquisition is regarding a stormwater management project.
Alderman Marshun Tolbert (2nd), Alderman Tracy Key (4th), Alderman Dominique Randle-El (5th), and Alderman Tyrone Rogers (6th) were absent from the meeting, where the Council was to discuss several development-related items.
Monday's City Council meeting was the first time in over two years the public could attend in-person. The move came as political hopefuls also filed petitions ahead of the November 28 deadline.
Voters must decide if the city should maintain its own authority. Here's what that means in practice.
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