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Grant Foster Because I love Madison and I want to do everything I can to make it an even better place to live. My professional experience and skills combined with the knowledge and experience I gained working within Madison’s city government have prepared me to be a very effective leader on the Council and a strong advocate for District 15. I’ve been very involved with city governance for the last five years and have an in-depth understanding of city processes, the work of the council, and the major issues facing our community. The Milwaukee Street Special Area Plan was also just approved by the Common Council and it looks to capitalize on the excellent public transit access by adding significant housing as well. It will also bring greater opportunity to improve access to public transportation for those that live and work in the district. This is both an exciting and pivotal time for our city, Madison, with projected growth in population over the course of the next few years. In addition, as a first generation immigrant, I will bring diversity to the council and will work hard to ensure all segments of the city are represented. Our city is growing and with growth, comes change. It is pertinent for council members to listen and gain input from their respective communities and work collectively to maintain our strong and diverse communities as part of the legislative and oversight function. Our communities are evolving and the council has the opportunity to impact the lives of its residents positively and make our beloved city, the best that it can be for all.

A pair of politicians seeking a Metro Council seat in southeastern Baton Rouge have turned to the humblest of campaign materials to push their message across, though they’re using different styles of postcards as Election Day approaches. Hitting each of the 21,744 registered voters in District 8 would cost less than $8,000. Each bears a Baton Rouge postmark. Csaposs is benefiting from the work of postcardstovoters.org, a Georgia-based group of volunteers that backs Democrats by mailing postcards to like-minded voters in the days leading to an election. It has done similar work for candidates in other states. Nathan Kalmoe, a political science professor at LSU, says obtaining help from nonlocals is an established tradition in politics. Kalmoe said that, when out-of-towners go beyond data and start telling people how to vote in their own elections, they risk backfire. Of 98 people who have contributed to his campaign, only 21 were from Louisiana. Her campaign material notes that she was married to Buddy Amoroso for 37 years. Her postcards do not mention that she is a Republican, though they call her “conservative, pro-business and pro-family.” Amoroso is pursuing a more traditional campaign strategy, with billboards and yard signs.

An appointee from Ketchikan has withdrawn his name from a volunteer position on the Alaska Commission on Judicial Conduct . Trevor Shaw had been appointed to serve on the volunteer commission by Gov. He and his wife are expecting a child within a few weeks. “I will continue to endeavor for the truth of the situation to be revealed, as opposed to the alternative facts that are being predominately portrayed in a concerted effort to deceive the public about my nomination,” he wrote in a letter to the governor. At the time, Shaw was the youngest school board president in Alaska history, and some in Ketchikan criticized his leadership during the investigative process of the teacher. In a small town, everyone knows everyone, and the teacher was a family friend who had officiated at his wedding. Shaw eventually resigned from the school board in 2018, rather than face a recall that was under way. The scandal came at the same time Shaw was trying to negotiate union contracts in public session, rather than behind closed doors. The teacher’s union and local Democrats used the scandal to gin up opposition to Shaw, who was also the district chair for the Alaska Republican Party. Dunleavy accepted Shaw’s withdrawal and appointed Fairbanks resident Hank Bartos to serve on the commission.

Durfee Building Committee was politically motivated, two City Councilors submitted a request for emergency legislation that would require council approval before any such mayoral actions. Sponsored by City Council Vice President Pam Laliberte-Lebeau and Councilor Shawn Cadime, the resolution states that “political retaliation continues by the current Mayor at an alarming rate” and identified the most recent “revenge politics” against recall election candidate and School Committee member Paul Coogan, who ran against Correia, and School Committee Vice Chairman Mark Costa, who publicly supported Coogan - both of whom Correia removed less than 24 hours after he was recalled then re-elected as mayor. He’s also concerned with Correia’s latest claims that he’ll alleviate the storm water fee which helps fund the city’s ongoing CSO project. City Councilor Stephen Long, who voted against removing Correia in November, made no bones where he now stands. Councilor Steven Camara will not change his mind if a special meeting is called. Councilors Joseph Camara, who is out of town, and Derek Viveiros could not be immediately reached for comment. However, even if they did change their vote the measure would fail. Correia offered several versions to The Herald News on why Coogan and Costa were ousted from the volunteer board and contradicted an email he sent the superintendent Wednesday night when he initiated the action, saying that he was merely changing them from voting to non-voting members. On Thursday Correia claimed he removed the School Committee members in order to “diversify the committee.” On Friday in an in-person interview with a reporter, Correia complained that Coogan failed to contact him the night of the race to concede the election. A few hours later on Friday, Correia was a guest on Providence’s WPRO-AM with radio host Dan Yorke when the two-term mayor admitted dropping Coogan was politically motivated for having run against him and “tried to get my job.” “He’s not going to be using the school committee and the building committee to launch a campaign against me.

As I noted in a column in January last year, the program’s stated purpose was “for interested WA Labor members who are committed to working through local government to see the ideals, platform and policies of WA Labor applied and realised at a local community level”. When Templeman announced in a fanfare of publicity a departmental inquiry into Melville on November 29, 2017 — citing some 300-odd complaints against the council over three years — O’Malley was standing at his side. Templeman said he expected the inquiry would take “months, if not a year”. The inquiry concluded taking evidence in May last year and a draft report was sent out to interested parties in mid-December, with responses closing on January 3. On Wednesday morning, I put in the following questions to the Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries: How many local government authorities have been subject to an official inquiry in any form since the election of the McGowan Government? How many of those inquiries are still under way? When will the report into the City of Melville be released? “Currently the department has five authorised inquiries that are yet to be finalised. “The report relating to the authorised inquiry into matters at the City of Melville will be finalised following consideration of feedback on the draft report from persons named or referred to in the report.” The first question was completely avoided, as was the third, and the fourth was just obfuscated. Last May, he confirmed that three months earlier he had hired as his senior policy adviser Julian Hilton, a former member of the Melville Community Association.

(Photo: Mickey Shuey/Palladium-Item) RICHMOND, Ind. The former two-term Wayne County sheriff filed his paperwork Thursday to run for the Republican nomination for the District 4 seat on Richmond Common Council. Cappa said he had been asked about whether he would be interested in running in this year's city election and decided his time of service wasn't quite done yet. "I felt like I still wanted to give back to the community." Cappa's time as sheriff ended Jan. 1 when the last of his state-law-limited two terms ran out, and Randy Retter took over the office. Cappa will begin work Jan. 21 as a manager for security at Reid Health. Also filing Thursday for the Richmond election was the incumbent councilman for District 5, Jeff Locke. The Democrat is seeking a second term on Common Council. I look forward to serving the 5th District for another four years as we continue to make Richmond THE place to live, work and play," he said in a statement. Elsewhere in the county, clerk-treasurer and town council seats in Cambridge City, Centerville, Dublin and Milton also will be up for grabs.

Councillor John Filion arrived running and breathless; Cynthia Lai wore fuchsia and Shelley Carroll will have to be photoshopped into Toronto’s official city council photo for 2018-2022. The veteran councillor said it was his eighth official city council photo, including his service on North York council. This year, as last term, Minnan-Wong was seated in the front row, directly on Mayor John Tory’s right. Rabble rouser Gord Perks (Ward 4, Parkdale High-Park) was consigned to the back row, third from the left, a corner far from Tory, with whom he often clashes. A seating plan is devised ahead of time, but it usually gets switched around in the last minutes, depending on height and what people are wearing, said Bev Kurmey, Toronto’s senior project manager in strategic protocol and external relations. Lista was himself relaxed — he has worked with this group before — he took council’s picture last time. He took Nunziata’s picture when she was mayor of York. Filion arrived on the run, to slow clapping from his peers, taking a place on the far left side of the top row. Three of the councillors in the 2014-2018 picture died during the term, including former mayor Rob Ford, who ran as a councillor after ill health forced him to abandon his effort to seek a second term as mayor. More change is on the way — Toronto has been treading water on important issues like transit for too long, critics say, and it’s time to get on with the business of building the city to better serve residents.

So yes.” The City Council will elect the Council president at its Dec. 10 meeting. But she also said she identifies with two incoming Council members who just won: Monica Montgomery, who knocked off incumbent Council President Myrtle Cole, and Vivian Moreno, who is replacing termed-out Councilman David Alvarez. That left her campaign as one driven by the community. “I think there’s something there to not ignore that community’s voice.” And she said it’s no coincidence that she, Moreno and Montgomery represent the city’s lower-income districts. “How we pick Council president is how we make special deals for supporting one item or another. He’s probably not running: He also told us that he doesn’t think he’s really running for the county’s Board of Supervisors in 2020, despite having a campaign committee open for that race with $92,686 in the bank. “I don’t know if I’m running for supervisor,” he said. National City Mayor Ron Morrison, an independent, was termed out of the mayor’s office and is now on the City Council; the city’s new mayor is Alejandro Sotelo-Solis, a Democrat. San Diego’s Council president is automatically on SANDAG’s board, so whoever wins the race that’s playing out behind the scenes in City Hall will also have a major role at SANDAG. County Supervisor Ron Roberts, another former SANDAG chair, has left SANDAG’s board after being termed out.

Video NILES, Ohio (WYTV) - It's been a long summer for people in Niles. In recent months, the city has seen former mayors sent to jail and new community leaders emerge. Sheri Smith was elected and sworn in as Niles' Second Ward Councilwoman on Wednesday. Residents hope that's the end of this summer of politics. On May 11, former mayor Ralph Infante was sentenced to 10 years in prison on 22 different counts, including theft. Ten people applied for his position. "It was a little tough when you've got that transition there. You're not knowing what to expect," said First Ward Councilman Patrick Kerney, II. "Two women on council. A few said they're worried things will stay the same.