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How to Run for Office with No Money and Little Experience
If the presidential election left you wanting to be more politically engaged, you're not alone.
Why a Struggling Town Voted Against a Basic Income
Smiths Falls, Ontario seems like the perfect host for a pilot.
A Louisiana City Just Made It Legal for Public Workers to Drink and Drive on the Job
If you're employed by Bossier City, you can now legally drink and drive on the job (up to a point).
Police Called the Mayor on This Winnipeg City Counselor Who Got Too Drunk
Counselor Ross Eadie has a history of criticizing police, so this was an "interesting" choice on their part.
LA Just Decided to Raise Its Minimum Wage to $15 an Hour
The city council of the second largest city in American just passed a major minimum wage hike by a vote of 14-1.
The Police Are Trying to Kill off Glasgow's Best Club, but the City Is Not Going Down Without a Fight
You’d be hard pushed to find a young Glaswegian who hasn’t found love or God in The Arches.
This Alabama Jail Released Its Inmates Because It Ran Out of Food
Fairfield mayor Kenneth Coachman supported the move, telling WVTM13 that the building had an issue with leaks and adding, “We really have to let them go … Because we cannot house them.”
Getting Caught with Weed in DC Will Now Only Net You a $25 Fine
A City Council law decriminalizing possession of less than an ounce of marijuana took effect on Thursday at the stroke of midnight.
Meet the Group Trying to Kill Seattle’s Minimum Wage Hike
Forward Seattle has collected signatures to put the new ordinance to a vote in November amid claims that it is misleading the public.
How Seattle Passed the Highest Minimum Wage In America
The city has instituted an increase that will pay a minimum wage of $15 by 2021, potentially cutting poverty by 30 percent.