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Bally’s Pauses Non‑Gaming Work at River West Casino as Chicago Aldermen Demand Full Build‑Out

The council majority says the pause threatens jobs and violates Bally’s host agreement and could prompt hearings or legal action.

Portland Council Opens Formal Talks After 8-4 Vote on $120M Moda Center Term Sheet

Minneapolis Repeals 38-Year Ban on Adult Bathhouses

Minneapolis Council Repeals 38-Year Ban on Adult Bathhouses

Los Angeles Moves to Ban New Urban Drilling and Phase Out Wells

Ald. Lopez Revives Ordinance to Hold Parents Accountable for Teen Takeovers

Baltimore Council Panel Advances One-Year Moratorium on Large Data Centers

Chicago Council Keeps Tipped Wage Phaseout After Veto Override Fails

Minneapolis Council Starts Process to Reconsider Bathhouse Ban

Chicago Council Fails to Override Johnson's Veto of Hemp Ban

Johnson Vetoes Chicago’s Hemp Ban, Sponsor Abandons Override Bid

City Council Moves to Restore Year‑Round Outdoor Dining in New York City

NYC Council to Override 17 Adams Vetoes, Lets COPA and Two Others Stand

Julie Menin Unanimously Elected New York City Council Speaker, Signaling Cooperation With Guardrails

On Final Day, Adams Vetoes 19 Council Bills, Creates Charter Commission

Johnson Lets Council Budget Take Effect, Issues Orders on Debt Sales and Police Overtime

Finance Committee Approves Head‑Tax‑Free Budget Plan as Year‑End Shutdown Threat Looms

Chicago Panel Backs Citywide Ban on Intoxicating Hemp Sales, Sending Measure to Full Council

City Council Moves to Override Adams’s Vetoes on Rent Cap, Pay-Equity and Nonprofit Bills

Jackson Park Housing Pilot Clears Council Committee, Heads to Full Vote