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Lexington Council committee gets latest info on public safety staffing

Lexington city officials continue their efforts to recruit and retain public safety workers. A council committee got a briefing earlier this week.

WEKU

In abrupt about-face, Finance Committee signs off on $1 million settlement tied to controversial police shooting

In January, opposition from police union allies on the City Council allies forced then-Finance Committee Chair Scott Waguespack to yank the $1 million settlement to the mother of Sharrell Brown off the agenda. But Wednesday, it passed with little or no debate.

Chicago Sun-Times

UN's Security Council selects 5 new members

In one of the more predictable rites of spring at the United Nations, the Security Council has elected, or actually selected, five new non-permanent members to serve on the powerful 15-member council. While this year's contest lacked some of the drama, debate and deliberation of the past, there were some…

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Los Angeles city councilman charged with embezzlement may face suspension

The president of the Los Angeles City Council says he will file a motion to suspend a councilman charged with embezzlement, perjury and other crimes in the latest scandal among leadership of the nation’s second-largest city

The Independent UK

Three Grenfell families still in temporary accommodation six years on from tragedy

Royal Borough of Kensignton and Chelsea Council confirm that there are three families of 201 displaced by the tragedy who still haven't yet moved into their new homes

Daily Mirror

Falkirk rugby club plan to transform pavilion after buying it for £1

The council agreed to the sale as having the club manage the pavilion, a former iron foundry wash house, will save them money.

Daily Record

Life-size sculpture of the late Prince Philip unveiled in Antrim

The sculpture is set to be joined by a sculpture of Queen Elizabeth II at a later date

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LA City Council member Curren Price charged with embezzlement, perjury

LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles City Council member Curren Price was charged with 10 counts of embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest on Tuesday, becoming the latest in a years-long parade of elected city officials to face public corruption allegations from state or federal prosecutors.

Los Angeles Times

Beware future shocks, warn Auckland Council staff

Maurice Williamson also warned his fellow councillors there’s plenty coming down the pipe - but how much debt headroom does Auckland Council actually need?

Newsroom.co.nz

Work on new Denny bypass set to begin within weeks as Falkirk council appoint contractor

Work on the long-awaited Denny Eastern Access Road will start this summer and last 44 weeks.

Daily Record

The abandoned development once dubbed a 'world class' new area of Cardiff

It would've included more than 550 flats and houses but fewer than half were built

Wales Online

Liverpool Council confirms permanent finance chief

Ian Williams will join the city after four interims were appointed in 12 months

Liverpool Echo

Controversial 'Bloody Sunday Bridge' proposal approved by council

Despite the majority of respondents to a public consultation objecting to the new name, Cllrs voted for the name of the bridge to be changed

Dublin Live

Record-breaking cruise ship season in Dun Laoghaire as multiple jobs created

"The benefits of these cruises extend beyond the immediate tourism sector, contributing to the restoration of the 200-year-old historic Harbour and the creation of a national Water Sports Council"

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Final vote on urban service expansion in Lexington scheduled this week

The Lexington City Council is expected to take a final vote this Thursday on the expansion of the urban service area. How and when the additional acreage will be developed remains a question.

The Hindu

Governors cannot indefinitely hold back Bills

If an elected government cannot legislate, it could lead to a breakdown of parliamentary democracy

Liverpool Echo

A glimmer of hope for the revival of Bootle Strand

''Bootle's silver lining'' my nan says after I ask what the Strand Shopping Centre once meant to the community.

Manchester Evening News

Life on the streets where parents have to go without to feed their kids

New 'shocking' stats show four Greater Manchester areas are in the worst-20 places for child poverty in the UK. The M.E.N. takes a look at what steps are being taken to tackle the problem

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Daily Mirror

Woman made homeless by council - and then charged to pay £75 to get belongings back

Kensington and Chelsea Council put the woman's belongings into storage without her permission and are charging her £75 to get them back, something which she has not yet been able to do

Belfast Live

The new faces dominating the top positions on Northern Ireland's councils for the coming year

The new appointments come just weeks after May's council elections

Chicago Sun-Times

Is Chicago ready to expand the coach house and basement unit program?

City officials and multiple alderpersons agree the Additional Dwelling Unit program deserves a boost. But amid political and logistical hurdles, they warn it will take time.

Liverpool Echo

'Quiet oasis' on school grounds could be turned into 33 homes

The houses are proposed on the Birkenhead School’s sports ground on Noctorum Road

Daily Record

South Ayrshire Council sees change in Labour and SNP leaders on day of drama

New leadership is at the helm of both parties heading into the summer recess.

Chronicle Live

Newcastle City Council launch safety inspections in cemeteries that could see unstable gravestones cordoned off

The inspections will include identifying defects in gravestones, and carrying out push tests to check that they are secure

Daily Record

West Lothian care home closure plans 'the final straw' for Labour party

Councillors from the party say they will oppose the plans

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