Municipal News

• Racial Comments, Backlash Cost At Least Eight U.S. Municipal Officials Their Jobs
  
  Following community outcry, mayors and other elected or appointed officials have stepped down, as protests continue over systemic racism in the U.S.
  Forbes.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Lebanese give hostile reaction to Tel Aviv solidarity gesture by lighting up city hall
  
  In a show of solidarity with the citizens of Beirut, whose city was destroyed yesterday by a bomb blast, Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai lit up the city's municipality building with the Lebanese flag.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 6 Aug 2020.
• Kentucky city of 60,000 is the ONLY place in America where unemployment is down
  
  Owensboro was the only city among the 200 municipalities tracked by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that had a lower unemployment rate last month than it did in June of last year.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 31 Jul 2020.
• Russian Police Conduct 'Terrorism' Raid On Independent Municipal Candidates During Corruption Seminar
  
  Russian special forces on July 25 raided the headquarters of the United Democrats movement in the Tatarstan capital Kazan during a seminar on corruption.
  Radio Liberty.  Saturday, 25 Jul 2020.
• Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp Sued to Block Atlanta's Face Mask Ordinance. Here's What to Know
  
  Kemp had passed an executive order banning municipalities from issuing mask ordinances
  Yahoo.  Saturday, 18 Jul 2020.
• Asheville, North Carolina, Residents Sound Off on Proposed Reparations for Its Black Community
  
  Amid a national reckoning on race, the city joins other national municipalities in considering compensation for the legacies of slavery and inequality
  Yahoo.  Friday, 17 Jul 2020.
• Georgia Gov. Kemp Sues Atlanta To Overturn Municipal Mask Mandate
  
  'People over pandemic politics'
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 17 Jul 2020.
• 150 Minneapolis cops request post-traumatic stress leave
  
  At least 150 Minneapolis police officers are now seeking disability for post-traumatic stress disorder, the latest sign of municipal law enforcement reeling from weeks of protests, rioting and calls to disband police departments. ...
  Washington Times.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Local Finances Are Troubled, but Fund Investors May Still Profit
  
  High-grade municipal bond portfolios have been among the best places to find income.
  New York Times.  Friday, 10 Jul 2020.
• Russian Police Raid Homes Of Opposition Group Coordinators, Independent Lawmakers
  
  Police in Russia have searched the homes of coordinators of Open Russia opposition group, chief editor of independent MBKh Media online publication, and independent municipal candidates.
  Radio Liberty.  Thursday, 9 Jul 2020.
• Former JSU president found guilty in prostitution sting
  
  CLINTON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi judge has found Jackson State University's former president guilty of misdemeanor charges related to a prostitution sting. Municipal Judge Steve Boone of Clinton found William Bynum Jr. ...
  Washington Times.  Wednesday, 8 Jul 2020.
• Municipal Councilor Showers On Live Video During Meeting, Offers To Resign
  
  'Say something to Berni. Say something to him quickly'
  Daily Caller.  Friday, 3 Jul 2020.
• How Investors Are Addressing Racial Injustice
  
  Different strategies for socially responsible investing are working toward a similar goal: to pressure companies and municipalities to operate more equitably.
  New York Times.  Friday, 3 Jul 2020.
• Renovations at Historic York Guildhall Reveal Human Remains, Roman Artifacts
  
  Ongoing work at the 15th-century municipal building has yielded an array of archaeological finds
  Smithsonian.  Thursday, 2 Jul 2020.
• Bottoms-Up Bond Fund Manager DiMella Bullish On Municipals
  
  Buy insured municipal bonds and taxable munis while seeking mismatches in the bond market, says Robert DiMella, Executive Managing Director, MacKay Shields.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 1 Jul 2020.

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