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San Diego Council Panel Rejects Pre‑Election Fee Study and Notice Reforms

The Rules Committee opted to preserve flexibility over study requirements following backlash to underestimated trash fees.

Aldine ISD Weighs Teague Middle Closure After Community Meeting

Arizona Auditor Flags Nine School Districts at Highest Financial Risk

Cudahy Adopts $25 Wheel Tax After Narrow Vote as Wisconsin Senate Backs Referendum Rule

York Council Proposes 4.99% Council Tax Rise in 2026/27 Budget

Mamdani Signs Order to Review and Reduce Small-Business Fines in New York City

Cerdanyola Accuses Sant Cugat of Institutional Disloyalty Over Bellaterra Annexation Report

Councils Publish 2026–27 Budgets With Up to 4.99% Council Tax Hikes as Finances Tighten

Toronto Tables 2026 Budget With 2.2% Property Tax Hike

Kinsau Council Approves Sharp Water and Sewer Rate Hikes After Cost Surge

Johnson Warns of Possible Midyear Layoffs as He Questions Council’s 2026 Budget Revenues

BCP Council Proposes Ending Beach Hut Council Tax Discount From April 2026

Moreno Vows to Pay NOPD Bonuses, Seeks Council OK to Tap Emergency Payroll Fund

Peoria Unified Floats School Closures and Grade Reconfiguration in Draft Plan for Board Review

Adolfo Alsina Council Approves 101% Rural Road Tax Increase After Contentious Session

Derbyshire’s Reform Council Proposes 4.99% Council Tax Rise to Close £38 Million Gap

38 English Councils to Double Council Tax on Second Homes From April

Coronel Suárez Approves 2% Fuel Surcharge Starting February to Fund Repaving

North Rhine–Westphalia Approves €8.9 Billion Takeover of Municipal Old Debts for 167 Communities

Pittsburgh Council Approves 20% Property Tax Hike for 2026 Budget