New York voters approve charter revisions on elections, budget and police oversight

Cincinnati voters decisively rejected an amendment to the city’s charter that would require City Council to put $50 million a year into its Affordable Housing Trust Fund and create a new board to oversee the money......»»

City of Austin voters elected to reinstate the camping ban in the weekend's highest-profile local issue. Also on ballots across the area were many elections for businesses to mind, including hundreds of millions of dollars in bond-funded projec.....»»

The vast majority of federal and state elections in the U.S. are guided by plurality rule: Each voter selects one candidate, and the person with the most votes wins. Critics say this system, while simple to grasp, means voters can’t fully expre.....»»

Until voters approve a municipal income tax levy, Beavercreek city services remain funded primarily by property owners......»»

New York's beleaguered Republican Party is seeing a decreasing number of registered voters. The latest state Board of Elections data shows the state's GOP has seen a drop of over 18,000 Republican... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

New York voters approved a measure to create a city savings account to help shield its 8.4 million residents from the need for tax hikes and program cuts during the next economic downturn......»»

President Trump famously said during the 2016 campaign that he could shoot somebody in the middle of 5th Avenue, New York, and he wouldn’t lose any voters. Apparently, if his lawyer is to be believed, he wouldn’t go to jail, either......»»

President Trump famously said during the 2016 campaign that he could shoot somebody in the middle of 5th Avenue, New York, and he wouldn’t lose any voters. Apparently, if his lawyer is to be believed, he wouldn’t go to jail, either......»»

Australia’s conservative government, trailing the center-left opposition in the polls, proposed tax cuts in its annual budget as it seeks to win back voters ahead of elections that must be called by early next year......»»

The midterm elections are 17 days away. Here is a collection of coverage from The New York Times and elsewhere on efforts to mislead voters on social media and the wider internet......»»

It has become standard in competitive elections in New York to check candidates' property-tax breaks for evidence that they are living somewhere other than where voters might think. So it should come... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Midterm elections are seven days away. Here’s a collection of coverage from The New York Times and elsewhere on outreach efforts that have been misleading voters......»»

Betsy Gotbaum harnesses her many decades of civil service—and a killer Rolodex—to steward fair elections After a nearly 40-year career serving four mayors, running the New York Police Foundation,... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

After a pair of high-profile corruption trials ending in convictions for two of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top advisers, the Democrat is proposing tighter oversight of New York state's economic development... To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Marijuana dispensaries predict major expansions if voters approve recreational cannabis in November......»»

New York Police Department officers are dispersing pro-Palestine student groups at Columbia University. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/Getty imagesNew York Police Department officers in riot gear entered Columbia U.....»»

The New York Police Department in riot gear stormed Columbia University's campus to quell pro-Palestine protests. The police action came after a week of peaceful demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. read more.....»»

New York Police Department officers are dispersing pro-Palestine student groups at Columbia University. CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/Getty im.....»»

The Missouri Supreme Court agreed with Kansas City and Mayor Quinton Lucas on language surrounding a statewide measure that upped the city's mandatory police funding......»»

A campaign to ask voters in Missouri to approve sports wagering says it has collected more than 300,000 signatures from residents, well above the threshold needed to place its initiative petition on the November ballot......»»