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The proposal to build the $90 million complex — dubbed "Cop City" by opponents — on 85 acres owned by the city of Atlanta has sparked a nationwide movement against it.

Atlanta City Council has approved funding for the construction of a proposed police and firefighter training center, rejecting the pleas of hundreds of activists who packed City Hall and spoke for hours in fierce opposition to the project they decry as “Cop City.”

Mayor Brandon Johnson presides over his first City Council meeting, efforts begin to restore and preserve the Chicago Harbor Lighthouse, and adorable foxes call Millennium Park home.

WEST WENDOVER, Nevada — In April, Mark Lee Dickson arrived in this 4,500-person city that hugs the Utah-Nevada border to pitch an ordinance banning abortion.

The new mayor more than made it through his first Council meeting with grace, style and plenty of jokes.

The plan, backed by Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez (25th) and others, includes finding unused buildings that, with community approval, could be temporary shelters — and the first step on the road to permanent housing for migrants and homeless people.

CHICAGO — Mayor Brandon Johnson’s first City Council meeting saw aldermen sign off on his plan to stack key leadership roles with his allies, an early victory for the new mayor who spent much of his first day holding the gavel attempting flattery and levity — including an opening dig…

Parliamentary maneuver postpones a final vote on a $51 million fund transfer — enough to help the city deal with the crisis till the end of June.

By a 41-9 vote, Mayor Brandon Johnson reshaped the City Council in his progressive image.