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Minneapolis and St. Paul Propose Large Property Tax Hikes and Service Cuts for 2027

The proposals push higher property levies and job reductions into public hearings that will decide final tax and spending levels.

Orion Township Scrambles to Rework Public-Safety Millages After Voters Reject Proposals

Santa Cruz County Puts Half‑Cent Sales Tax on November Ballot

Chicago Budget Director Resigns as Finance Team Loses Senior Leaders Before Budget Season

Cincinnati Schools Board Removes Income Tax and Adds Property Levy for November Ballot

Massachusetts Senate Clears Way to Seize Norwood Hospital Site

Montgomery County Reaches Deal to Acquire White’s Ferry Maryland Dock

Summer Heat and Aging Pipes Trigger Widespread Water Disruptions Across Cities

Seattle Council Sends 10-Year Transit Sales Tax Increase to November Ballot

DART Names Nathaniel P. Ford Sr. as New President and CEO

Underground Cable Failure Cuts Power to Thousands in Northwest Detroit

Short Power Cut Disrupts Friedrichshain Around Warschauer Straße

La Joya Residents Block Panamericana Sur After Weeks Without Potable Water

Ofwat Orders South East Water to Deliver £30.5m Redress and Publish Turnaround Plan

Mayors of Nuevo León Demand State Release Up to 1.7 Billion Pesos Owed

Daytime Power Shutdowns Announced for Chennai and Parts of Delhi

Mechanical Failure in El Carrizo Booster Leaves More Than 200 Tijuana Colonias Without Reliable Water

Water Main Break Floods El Cajon Boulevard and Cuts Service to Nearby Homes and Businesses

State Audit Clears Rocky Mount Customers of Double Billing and Cites Billing Control Failures

Snapped High‑Tension Conductor Leaves Parts of Pune Without Power