Topic: Mayors
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When It Comes to Cutting Carbon, Cities May Be More Powerful Than National Governments
Mayors have direct control of 75 percent of emission sources in their cities, according to a new report.
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Next Great Idea
What If Mayors Ruled the World?
With Washington paralyzed by political dysfunction, is it time for mayors to take over?
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Toronto Mayor Rob Ford's Latest Legal Battle, Explained
In most American cities, this latest charge would probably have come in the form of a recall effort.
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Democracy in America
Can a Town Get By Without Its Public Works Department?
Favoring privatization, a New Jersey mayor’s budget proposes to cut garbage collection, street cleaning, and more.
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Democracy in America
Portland's Mayoral Race Is Full of Delightful Oddballs
Could Oregon's largest city be helmed by a tree-climbing arsonist, a man who holds proof of God's existence, or the guitar genius behind the tweaker anthem, "Mobile Crank Lab"?
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Democracy in America
Boozy, Brawling Wisconsin Mayor Gets the Boot
Last night, Sheboygan voters tossed out Mayor Bob Ryan in the city's first-ever mayoral recall election.
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Democracy in America
It's Betting Season for America's Mayors
This football season, some go all in
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Meet Indiana's First African-American Female Mayor
Karen Freeman-Wilson, the newly elected mayor of Gary, faces an uphill battle but a low bar for success
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The Social Media Avalanche and the Mayoral Communications Office
As criticism over the handling of Occupy camps heated up, not every mayor's office was prepared to deal with an international outpouring of negative opinion
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Democracy in America
Small Town Mayor Literally Makes News
Utah mayor admits to writing news articles about his city under pen name
