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Austin city manager finalist Platt drops out

Kansas City TV station KMBC 9 News reported this morning that the City Council of Kansas City last night voted for Mayor Quinton Lucas...

Six council members and numerous lobbyists appear to have criminally violated city’s lobby law

This story was updated at 2:45pm October 17th to add documentation that shows the City Attorney has taken no enforcement action or spent even...

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport sets records but CEO is out

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport touted a record-breaking year in 2022 with passenger traffic of slightly more than 21 million, up 55.4 percent from 2021.Work is...

Redistricting commission contacted council members for home addresses

ICRC outreach to council members appears to violate charter prohibitionA member of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) contacted council members asking for their...

Commission hearing an ethics complaint commits violations

Triggers new complaints filed with District Attorney, Ethics Review Commission, and City Auditor Rarely if ever have such antics been seen in a City of...

Contract to nonprofit involving city employees

Updated 10:40am March 27, 2021, to include a statement by Council Member Mackenzie Kelly, that was inadvertently left out of the story when published. $650,000...

Flannigan loses election, lands plum job

This story was updated at 6:04pm March 9, 2021, to include Chad Sorensen's response to clarify his recommendations regarding the ACE president’s position. City Council...

When the Me Too movement collides with Black Lives Matter something’s gotta give

Former Central Health executive terminated for sexual harassment seeks settlement of about $775,000 What happens when a Black public official—the highest paid African American within...