NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- Mayor Zohran Mamdani's proposal to raise property taxes by 9.5% to close a more than $5 billion budget gap is facing pushback from local leaders and small business owners.

Following his endorsement last week of New York’s right-wing Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani—a member of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)—took a major ...

Slidell Mayor Randy Fandal won a new term in office on Feb. 13 when qualifying closed for the May 16 elections and no other candidate had stepped up to challenge him. "I want to thank everyone that ...

The Mobile Airport Authority board welcomed former Mobile mayor Sandy Stimpson as a member this week, then promptly elected him board chairman. Stimpson had recently spoken about his desire to join ...

Former Lafayette officials, including Mayor-President Josh Guillory, will not be prosecuted by the District Attorney’s Office for allegations like malfeasance and public bid law violations related to ...

The trial of former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts, who was arrested in 2024 over allegations she had sex with a teen boy, has been rescheduled for Feb. 23 after a recent attempt to take the case to ...

A bombshell revelation at the end of an otherwise celebratory Jackson Township Council meeting Tuesday night cast new light on a bitter feud that will cost taxpayers more than $2 million. The dispute ...

Former Burnside Mayor Jim Rasnick, 81, died at 6:22 p.m. on Tuesday after falling approximately 30 feet off a bluff behind his home on Military Road. EMS arrived on the scene around 6 p.m. of a report ...

ILION, N.Y. -- A former mayor is entering the race to lead Ilion again. Brian Lamica, who served from 2018 to 2022, announced he will challenge incumbent John Stephens in a Republican primary. Lamica ...

Sheffield Mayor Brian Van Devender is in a Nashville hospital, recovering from surgery to repair a brain aneurysm. Several Sheffield city councilmembers, including Dr. Ethan Stokes, have provided ...

DEABORN, MI - Mayor Abdullah Hammoud says infrastructure, growth and redevelopment define Dearborn’s second-term priorities, fueled by about $200 million in outside funding. “For me, it’s less about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The north Georgia city of Chickamauga is without a mayor on Monday night. At a special city council meeting on Monday, the council ...