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San Diego Rules Committee advances campaign to increase transparency in local politics

The San Diego City Council's Rules Committee Wednesday advanced proposals intended to increase transparency in local politics.

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Oct 14 • 7:49 PM EDT • Politics • nbcsandiego.com
Mayor’s support clears the way for horse carriage ban

The City Council is expected to pass the legislation next week.

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Oct 14 • 7:26 PM EDT • Politics • ny1.com
Wyoming Business Council announces Josh Dorrell to step down as CEO

CHEYENNE – The Wyoming Business Council (WBC) announced Wednesday that Chief Executive Officer Josh Dorrell will be stepping down.

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Oct 14 • 6:46 PM EDT • Business • wyomingnews.com
Business Council CEO Resigns

Josh Dorrell has announced he will step down as Chief Executive Officer of the Wyoming Business Council (WBC). The WBC Board of Directors accepted his resignation at a special meeting on October 14. Dorrell took the helm in 2020, bringing private-sector leadership and a results-driven approach to the WBC. He guided the agency through the […]

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Oct 14 • 6:35 PM EDT • Business • sheridanmedia.com
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City of Davenport adopts new occupational health contract

Davenport City Council approved a resolution to provide full on-site occupational health services for city workers.

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Oct 14 • 6:34 PM EDT • Health • kwqc.com
Mission adopts policy for artificial intelligence usage in city business

MISSION — The city council here unanimously adopted a policy regarding artificial intelligence usage in municipal business.

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Oct 14 • 6:05 PM EDT • Business • myrgv.com
Wyoming Business Council's Josh Dorrell stepping down as CEO

CHEYENNE, Wyo. — Josh Dorrell, CEO of the Wyoming Business Council since 2020, is stepping down from his position after a special meeting Oct. 14. The

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Oct 14 • 5:53 PM EDT • Business • capcity.news
Ubisoft plans cuts at German studios, adding to wave of workforce reductions

Ubisoft is planning to reduce its workforce in Germany, where it operates a trio of studios, by about 100 workers, Game File has learned. The company wants to offer employees buyouts to, should enough people accept, avoid having to lay anyone off. “In Germany, we initiated discussions with the Works Council last week regarding a proposed voluntary departure plan across Ubisoft Dusseldorf, Ubisoft Berlin & Ubisoft Mainz,” a company rep told Game File. A “works council” is a union-like group representing employees. “The voluntary plan is the primary measure being proposed to support the intended organizational changes,” the Ubisoft rep added. The company declined to confirm the scale of the potential headcount cut. Of the impacted studios, Mainz might be the best known to the public. It leads development of the Anno series and shipped the well-reviewed strategy game Anno 117: Pax Romana in November 2025. Berlin and Dusseldorf operate as support studios within Ubisoft’s creative network. Berlin recently supported the development of Rainbow Six Siege and the Rayman Legends Retold remake. Dusseldorf also contributed to those projects, as well as The Settlers and Ubisoft-branded escape rooms. Dusseldorf is the biggest of the three studios, with some 400+ workers, compared to just over 100 at the other two, a source familiar with the reductions and the teams told Game File. More than half of these new reductions of about 100 people are expected to happen at Dusseldorf. The planned cuts were announced at a town hall for the German studios on Tuesday of last week. In an email follow-up, the studio group’s managing director, Benedikt Grindel, said the cuts were intended to “best position our German studios for the future... with a clearer focus on their role, capabilities and organizational setup needed for the work ahead.” The email was an echo of the past. In January 2025, Grindel had emailed the Ubisoft developers in his region (or studio “zone”) to explain that a round of 185 cuts at the time, including about 65 at Dusseldorf, were “essential to improve our operational efficiency and ensure the long-term sustainability of our studios, the zone and the company.” A half-decade of continued job cuts Ubisoft has been aggressively cutting its headcount for years. At the end of September 2022, it had 20,729 workers. By the end of March 2026, that total was down to 16,590. Studio management is trying to trim costs as it grapples with a changing industry and a drought of releases, let alone hits. The company announced earlier this year that it had reduced its costs since 2022 by “nearly €325 million” ($362m) and planned to lower them through 2028 by another €180 million ($200m). In June the company said it was closing down its Winnipeg and Belgrade studios and cutting roles in its Barcelona team. Even commercial and creative success hasn’t spared studios from this ongoing company-wide contraction. As Game File was nailing down details around the proposed cuts in Germany, Ubisoft management was informing workers of cuts in its Singapore studio, which shipped a hit remake of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag this past July. Some 70 positions in Singapore are being eliminated “to align the studio with upcoming production needs,” per a company rep’s statement to Game File. In early 2024, a large team in the Singapore studio launched the multiplayer pirate game Skull & Bones. It performed poorly but has been supported with regular content updates since. Many of Ubisoft’s studios around the world are heavily subsidized via regional grants and tax breaks. Singapore had been among them for years, but received no such local assistance in the 12 months ending this past March. News of the Singapore cuts broke today alongside word that Ubisoft is also proposing the closure of RedLynx, pending negotiations with officials. The Finnish studio behind the motorbike series Trials was founded in 2000 and sold to Ubisoft in 2011. As reported by VGC (and corroborated by Game File), Ubisoft management told employees it could not come up with a new, sustainable assignment for RedLynx. The 2025 workforce at Ubisoft Dusseldorf were straight-up cuts. This time, Ubisoft is hoping the reductions at its trio of German studios will largely come from workers taking a payout to leave. The company offered such voluntary dismissals at its Massive Entertainment studio (The Division) a year ago. For the German studios’ buyouts this time around, Ubisoft and the Works Council had discussed a formula that’d pay a worker’s monthly salary multiplied by 1.5 and by the number of years they’ve worked at the company, according to Game File sources. The formula is still subject to negotiations with the Works Council and has not yet been part of an official offer to workers. It could be adjusted up or down, and it could be supplemented with additional bonuses. Asked about the floated payout formula, a Ubisoft rep told Game File, “The terms of a potential voluntary departure program remain subject to negotiation with employee representatives. No final agreement has been reached, and we won’t comment on specific proposals while discussions are ongoing.” Game File is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Subscribe Item 2: Epic’s AI adventures Epic Games (Fortnite, the Unreal engine) is all-in on using AI to try to transform the way it makes video games and game-making tools. It’s leaders appear to be undeterred by any resistance among gamers and some game developers around generative AI—and instead emboldened by advances, particularly in AI-assisted programming. A recap of the last three days: On Monday, Bloomberg reported that Epic management told workers last week that development of an upcoming game combining Star Wars and Marvel characters would be “AI first.” Employees would be expected to use AI models such as Claude to code the game. A manager told Epic’s developers there would be “[n]o more hand-written code” and that art for the game would be “generated with full AI workflows,” per the outlet. Just ahead of that story running, Epic founder Tim Sweeney tweeted: “We have a huge pivot underway here at Epic, moving developers around to retool for maximum AI acceleration. The aim isn’t to do the same stuff with fewer people, but to enable everyone here to build MORE and BETTER stuff, and to bring the benefits to all teams using Unreal.” In a follow-up, Sweeney predicted that most game development processes would be at least three times faster a year from now than they were in January 2026, thanks to AI. To a person on X who told him he was failing to read the room, Sweeney said: “Much of the room wants it to be 2016 again, but it’s not. Our job, as the provider of tools and technology to much of the industry, is to design for the present that is and the future that will soon be.” On Wednesday, Epic announced it was releasing a faster launcher for its Epic Games Store marketplace. It did so by stating in a blog post as clear as could be that the launcher is an AI-enabled, vibe-coded project: Programming is hard. So, instead of doing that, we vibe coded a new Epic Games Launcher that’s way faster and more responsive than the current one, and has a new look. Programming is hard? That was unexpected phrasing from a company founded by a legendarily great programmer. Back in 2011, Sweeney told me that he’d picked up programming quickly as a kid and rejoiced at the power it gave him. “I could look at any program that anybody else had written and, with enough effort, build something cooler.” Item 3: The Xbox Labs experiment (and one of the people behind it) Microsoft’s Xbox division, which is flooding the zone with announcements lately, yesterday revealed a new internal tech-tinkering team called Xbox Labs. In the words of Xbox boss Asha Sharma Labs is “a small group of game makers, engineers and scientists whose job is to turn emerging ideas into things our players and developers can experience.” Conventional wisdom coming out of the announcement is that Labs is a team that’ll focus on ideas driven by generative AI. In her announcement, Sharma cited some of the dizzying achievements in tech and gaming over the past month as AI agents and other AI tools have been deployed to swiftly figure out how popular games work, then rebuild them and mix them up. She mentioned seeing ”games rapidly decompiled and rebuilt to run on hardware they were never originally designed to support” and said “[p]erhaps more surprisingly, we’ve seen many of the biggest games in the world have been remixed into the source code of another.” (Minecraft plus Elden Ring, for example, or Fortnite + Super Monkey Ball + Overwatch + Diablo + others.) Sharma also cited the work of Windows PC games being ported to run in browsers, a seeming reference to a recent AI-assisted fan port of Halo. Or perhaps Call of Duty or GTA. Sharma didn’t use the specific term “AI” in her memo, but she came close, citing AI “agents” and their potential for game-making tools that Labs could help craft: I think XBOX has an important role to play here. Coding became the first major workload for agents because they can write, run, and test software. Games share many of those same properties, and people spend more than 72 billion hours a year playing XBOX games, roughly five times the estimated time spent writing code worldwide. We’ve spent 25 years learning how to make great games, and I want our game makers to help shape what these new technologies make possible. As we learn, we’ll share the tools we build with developers across the industry, just as we always have. When I asked an Xbox rep if Labs was an AI-centric team, they said genAI was not the focus, describing it as having a broader mandate for using new tech in new ways in gaming. As an example, they pointed to Xbox’s recently launched disc-to-digital gaming usage rights program. Microsoft didn’t specifically name anyone involved full-time in Xbox Labs yesterday, but on social media and LinkedIn, I spotted Adrian Mato IDing himself as leading the creatio of tools at Labs and talking up the launch. Mato first caught my attention in late September, when he said on X that he was “starting to build a new team at Xbox focused on products and tools for how games get built and distributed as agentic tools become more capable.” At the time, he framed AI-based tools as a supplement to traditional game dev tools. “I don’t think we need to replace them,” he said. Since then, he’s publicly shown interest in AI and in games. He’s recently spent some of his X feed marveling at the power of AI agents and praising the lighting in the latest Gears of War. Following the Labs announcement yesterday, he enthused about the Xbox Labs’ stylish landing page. He wrote: “We built some fun tools to art-direct shaders in real time, experimented with interactive ASCII art, and sprinkled in lots of tiny details. “Move your mouse to leave a colorful trail that reveals the original footage, or interact with the video to trigger bursts of particles. “A lot of love went into making it all feel just right. “More to come”

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Oct 14 • 4:31 PM EDT • Technology • gamefile.news
Johnson survives City Council veto override attempt by a single vote

The failed veto override comes a week before Johnson unveils his plan to close a $882 million 2027 budget gap

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Oct 14 • 2:25 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Beacon CEO ML Mackey Named to Massachusetts Small Business Development Center Statewide Advisory Council

Beacon Interactive Systems announced today that CEO and Co-founder ML Mackey has been named to the newly formed Massachusetts Small Business Development Center (MSBDC) Statewide Advisory Council.

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Oct 14 • 1:43 PM EDT • Business • finance.yahoo.com
Horse Girls and Gays Rejoice! Mamdani Says “Neigh” to Carriage Industry

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the New York City Council have reached an agreement to end the use of horse-drawn carriages by June 2028.

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Oct 14 • 12:50 PM EDT • Politics • them.us
100+ Manufacturing, Business Groups Urge Congress to Pass Bipartisan Permitting Deal

Washington, D.C. – The National Association of Manufacturers, joined by members of its Council of Manufacturing Associations, Conference of State Manufacturers Associations and other leading manufacturing and business organizations, sent a coalition letter urging Congress to swiftly pass the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act. Representing businesses across the country and industries throughout the manufacturing …

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Oct 14 • 12:22 PM EDT • Business • nam.org
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Building a More Equitable Maternal Health System, a Conversation with Ta’Sheena Williams of the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health

Michigan has taken a comprehensive approach to maternal and child health policy, with a focus on strengthening Medicaid coverage and reimbursement, expanding community-based care, addressing racial disparities, and investing in prevention and maternal health systems. We asked Ta’Sheena Williams, Policy Director of the Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health (MCMCH), to reflect on Michigan’s […]

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Oct 14 • 12:14 PM EDT • Health • ccf.georgetown.edu
Callahan, Flynn Uncontested for Pair of Rockland Council Seats

Candidates detail their positions on issues affecting the city.

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Oct 14 • 11:19 AM EDT • Politics • midcoastvillager.com
Station Yards gets glow up with two new murals

Station Yards in Ronkonkoma unveils murals by Lula Goce and Jenna Morello through the 2026 CHARM Initiative supported by New York State Council on the Arts.

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Oct 14 • 10:28 AM EDT • Business • libn.com
I On Politics

CB3 MONTHLY MEETING: Community Board 3 will hold its Monthly Board Meeting on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at 7:00pm at Renaissance Charter School Audi­torium, 35-59 81st Street, Jackson Heights. Scheduled to speak is Detective Bayron Gonza­lez from the 115th Precinct. 114 PCT COMMUNITY COUNCIL MEETING: The monthly meeting of the 114th Precinct Community Council

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Oct 14 • 10:20 AM EDT • Politics • qgazette.com
Indonesia’s top Muslim council opposes upcoming Andrea Bocelli concerts over Israel ties

Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body has opposed upcoming concerts by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at Borobudur Temple and Jakarta | Talk 1370

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Oct 14 • 6:59 AM EDT • Entertainment • audacy.com
Indonesia’s top Muslim council opposes upcoming Andrea Bocelli concerts over Israel ties

Indonesia’s top Muslim clerical body has opposed upcoming concerts by Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli at Borobudur Temple and Jakarta | WWL

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Former councilwoman challenges Mentzer in 97th House District

Republican Steve Mentzer faces off against an East Lampeter Township woman with government experience in a bid to win his seventh reelection campaign in the 97th House District.

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Oct 14 • 5:00 AM EDT • Politics • lancasteronline.com
Two toolkits to stay in control of your family business

Discover two practical toolkits to keep your multigenerational family business aligned: governance agreements, councils, and clear exits.

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Oct 14 • 3:00 AM EDT • Business • imd.org
Belton approves entertainment district with go-karts, movie theater and apartments

Belton City Council approves bonds for a new entertainment district featuring B&B Theatres, go-karts, bowling, restaurants and 638 apartments.

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Oct 14 • 12:13 AM EDT • Entertainment • kmbc.com
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Belton approves finance incentives for Uptown Entertainment District, home to B&B Theatre

A major entertainment district in the heart of Belton will move forward after the city council approved two financing tools, including $250 million in Chapter 100 bonds, in a 7-2 vote Tuesday night.

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Oct 13 • 9:37 PM EDT • Entertainment • kshb.com
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Springfield City Council to vote on behavioral health campus annexation Nov. 2

Also on Monday, the city’s economic development board discussed plans for the former Buick dealership downtown, which the urban renewal agency acquired for redevelopment.

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Oct 13 • 7:51 PM EDT • Health • lookouteugene-springfield.com
Email King County Council now to support public health clinics

With an end to temporary funding ahead, public health clinics need a reliable and sustainable funding source now as HR 1 kicks in.

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Oct 13 • 7:39 PM EDT • Health • wsna.org
Firefighters union pushes back on proposed health insurance increases for city-parish workers

Proposed health insurance increases for city-parish workers and retirees are drawing pushback ahead of a Metro Council vote scheduled for Wednesday.

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Oct 13 • 6:36 PM EDT • Health • wafb.com
NBA, WNBA To Air PSAs On Gambling Issues

The NBA and WNBA have partnered with the National Council on Problem Gambling in hopes to educate fans on the risks of gambling.

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Oct 13 • 4:37 PM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
New health center opens in Rock Island

The new MCL Health Center – Rock Island – a direct healthcare provider for unions and large employers – has opened at 7752 38th St. W., Rock Island. Premise Health, in partnership with the National Coalition of Labor (NCL), Mid-America Carpenters Regional Council (MACRC), International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 150 and the Midwest […]

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Oct 13 • 2:37 PM EDT • Health • quadcitiesbusiness.com
Mathews: Gulf Coast Business Council is elevating the Coast's most important conversation

For nearly two years, I’ve been writing about a compelling case for action: Coastal Mississippi has the assets of a much bigger economy and the habits of a

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Oct 13 • 10:13 AM EDT • Business • supertalk.fm
Arizona State Council Focuses on Workers, Growth and Political Action

The IAM's Arizona State Council has wrapped up its 2026 Fall Conference, bringing together about 30 union leaders, delegates, and guests to discuss the future of working families across the state. The conference was led by Council President Steve Nickel, with special guest IAM Western Territory General Vice President Robert "Bobby" Martinez also was in

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Oct 13 • 9:24 AM EDT • Politics • goiam.org
Preparing for the European Council: political families and China

As Europe rethinks its position in a changing world, China has become increasingly important and contested. European actors broadly agree on the need to strengthen Europe’s strategic autonomy and global position, but remain divided over how far Europe should cooperate with China or pursue greater independence. Esther D’haeninck explores how European political parties navigate these differences, and how partisan cooperation contributes to the debate

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Oct 13 • 3:59 AM EDT • Politics • theloop.ecpr.eu
Belton City Council votes Tuesday on $250M tax incentive plan for major uptown entertainment district

About 40 acres of farmland in Belton could be transformed into a major multi-use district that includes dining, retail, and residential, but the project hinges on Tuesday city council vote.

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October Faculty Council Meeting covers faculty satisfaction, enrollment growth and School of Data and Information Science

The council also heard from Eric Hastie, a teaching associate professor in the Department of Biology, who discussed adjustments made to BIOL 101L: Introductory Biology Laboratory courses intended to accommodate more students.

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Oct 12 • 9:09 PM EDT • Science • dailytarheel.com
Shake Shack is coming to Iowa. Here’s where its first location opens

Shake Shack plans to open its first Iowa restaurant at the new Hollywood Casino Hotel in Council Bluffs in 2028. Here’s what diners can expect.

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Oct 12 • 12:35 PM EDT • Entertainment • desmoinesregister.com
Rochester City Council responds to business feedback amid construction

Last Monday, the Rochester City Council approved additional funding for its Business Forward program to support businesses impacted by downtown construction. The city also responded to feedback from some businesses which had stated the money would be more beneficial as a cash infusion.

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Oct 12 • 9:37 AM EDT • Business • kttc.com
Rochester City Council approves additional business forward funding

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Oct 12 • 9:31 AM EDT • Business • kttc.com
Springfield city councilor, wealth advisor compete to succeed John Lively in Oregon House

Springfield’s long-serving State House Rep., John Lively, a Democrat, is retiring after 14 years. This November, voters in the 7th District will choose his successor.

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Oct 12 • 9:30 AM EDT • Politics • klcc.org
Anti-torture committee calls for comprehensive mental-health law and protections for foreign-national children in Türkiye

Council of Europe’s Committee for the prevention of torture publishes reports on 2018 and 2022 visits to institutions in the state

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Oct 12 • 5:33 AM EDT • Health • coe.int
Mamdani's new socialist outrage means more woe for NYC small businesses

If the City Council passes the Mamdani-endorsed POWER Act, Gotham’s fastest-growing hustle could be suing the small businesses that keep it running.

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Oct 11 • 9:46 PM EDT • Business • nypost.com
How Marni von Wilpert went from a frustrated first-term councilmember to a favorite in one of the country’s biggest Congressional races

It wasn't obvious four years ago that Marni von Wilpert would soon be running in a race that could determine Congressional control.

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Oct 11 • 1:00 PM EDT • Politics • timesofsandiego.com
Vote coming up on Crystal Lake plan to buy former health club with aim to move library there

The Crystal Lake City Council will soon decide whether to purchase the shuttered Northwestern Medicine fitness center, with an eye to move the library there and transforming it into a community center.

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Oct 11 • 9:20 AM EDT • Health • shawlocal.com
Power & Politics: One-on-one with NYC Office of Community Safety

Office of Community Safety Commissioner Dr. Ayesha Delany-Brumsey and Brooklyn Council Member Crystal Hudson join the show this week.

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Oct 11 • 8:00 AM EDT • Politics • brooklyn.news12.com
Historians: Communalism and religion were driving forces in the early Chicago political machine

The gray wolves in Chicago’s early 20th century City Council didn’t just provide favors or jobs; they knew their neighborhoods intimately.

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Oct 11 • 6:00 AM EDT • Politics • chicagotribune.com
New 'Age-Positive Public Health' movement launches in Maine

The Maine Council on Aging (MCOA) and Maine Public Health Association (MPHA) have launched a new Age-Positive Public Health movement to help make Maine a place where longer lives are healthier lives. According to a joint news release, the partnership brings aging and public health leaders together around a simple idea: Mainers are living longer, and we need to be much more intentional about helping people live these additional years in good health.

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Oct 11 • 5:00 AM EDT • Health • penbaypilot.com
The Council on Black Health Releases a National Advocacy Roadmap

The Council on Black Health today released Law and Policy Strategies to Advance Black Health: An Advocacy Roadmap for the Council on Black Health Policy Roundtable, giving state and local advocates concrete policy strategies to protect and improve the health of Black communities.

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Oct 11 • 4:09 AM EDT • Health • lasentinel.net
Business expansion continues on Willoughby Hills’ west end

Willoughby Hills City Council member Tanya Taylor Draper, who represents District 2, recently presented an update on the city’s west end business district. Draper said Sheetz, located at 28601 Chardon Road, continues to operate strongly …

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Oct 10 • 4:00 PM EDT • Business • news-herald.com
Queen Creek businesses requesting state liquor licenses

The Queen Creek Town Council recommended approving several businesses for liquor licenses from the Arizona Department of Liquor Licenses and Control. Kilkenny's Irish Pub, 20736 E. Munoz St., is …

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Oct 10 • 12:00 PM EDT • Business • yourvalley.net
The Daily Mauling: 10/10/26

Links! The time for tonight’s game has changed to 7pm to beat the storms headed to the southwest This SI article says weather may still be a factor in the game Kansas basketball players give their thoughts on the return of Tre White and Melvin Council, Jr Hall of Famer Mike Ditka died Friday at […]

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Oct 10 • 10:49 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
CHOICE Arrangements: A Path to Health Coverage for Small Business Employees - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

An emerging alternative is gaining momentum – and the history of HSAs shows why policymakers should help it grow. By Karen Kerrigan – For most small business owners, the health insurance story is painfully the same: premiums keep climbing, choices can be limited, and providing quality coverage for employees becomes more difficult every year. According […]

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Oct 10 • 8:37 AM EDT • Health • sbecouncil.org
CHOICE Arrangements: A Path to Health Coverage for Small Business Employees - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

An emerging alternative is gaining momentum – and the history of HSAs shows why policymakers should help it grow. By Karen Kerrigan – For most small business owners, the health insurance story is painfully the same: premiums keep climbing, choices can be limited, and providing quality coverage for employees becomes more difficult every year. According […]

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Oct 10 • 8:37 AM EDT • Business • sbecouncil.org
Colorado Politics Calendar Oct. 12-18

CoPo’s weekly political calendar will help you find political and public-policy events throughout Colorado. It includes candidate and issue campaign events, public policy meetings, court hearings, state and local party conventions, assemblies, debates, rallies, parades, speaking engagements, traveling dignitary appearances, water meetings, book signings, county commission hearings, city council meetings and more. As a subscriber, […]

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Oct 10 • 7:00 AM EDT • Politics • coloradopolitics.com
Withers tapped for city council vacancy

Ashley Withers is the lead employment specialist at Community Choices, a nonprofit that provides supports for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Champaign County.

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Oct 10 • 5:30 AM EDT • Politics • news-gazette.com
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Johnson vetoes City Council bid to rein in his borrowing power

The mayor rejects an ordinance requiring 30 votes to approve new debt, extending his battle with aldermen over control of city finances.

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Oct 9 • 5:15 PM EDT • Politics • chicagobusiness.com
The struggle for Georgia's political future

The Eurasia Center explores the latest in Georgia, the US-Georgia relationship, and the country's political trajectory.

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Oct 9 • 3:01 PM EDT • Politics • atlanticcouncil.org
Politics Unusual: Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa, Rebecca Bennett join

FOX 5 NY's Teresa Priolo speaks to Councilwoman Carmen De La Rosa on AI oversight hearing and Rebecca Bennett on the race for NJ's 7th congressional district on this episode of Politics Unusual.

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Oct 9 • 2:34 PM EDT • Politics • fox5ny.com
Two 4-H State Council members begin next chapter at Penn State

Two members of the 2026 Pennsylvania 4-H State Council are attending Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences this fall as first-year students.

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Oct 9 • 1:12 PM EDT • Science • psu.edu
Your Weekly Michigan Political Brief

Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed has been endorsed by the Michigan Chapter of the Sierra Club, the Michigan Farmers Union and Detroit City Council President James E. Tate Jr. Republican Michael Bouchard Jr. was endorsed by the Southeastern Michigan Association of Chiefs of Police in his run for the 10th Congressional District. The American Federation […]

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Oct 9 • 12:00 PM EDT • Politics • michiganadvance.com
TENNESSEE VOLS BASKETBALL:

University of Tennessee sophomore forward DeWayne Brown II will serve as the vice chair of the 2026-27 SEC Men's Basketball Leadership Council, as announced Friday morning by the conference office.

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Oct 9 • 11:56 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Fueling Performance: Kansas Checkoff Keeps Beef Front and Center in High School Sports

Targeting the next generation of beef consumers, the initiative reinforces beef’s role as the premier protein for athletic fueling and recovery.

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Oct 9 • 11:21 AM EDT • Sports • drovers.com
Royals $3 Billion Ballpark Development Gets Key Approval

The city council overwhelmingly approved three stadium-related measures.

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Oct 9 • 11:10 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
Eric O. Leavitt named chair of CIAB board

Eric O. Leavitt, executive chairman and CEO of Leavitt Group, will become chair of the Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers’ board of directors for 2026-2027, the association said Thursday.

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Oct 9 • 11:01 AM EDT • Business • businessinsurance.com
TN Politics: Community rails against more delays in data center action

A Memphis City Council meeting turned chaotic on Tuesday when action was delayed on a long-considered moratorium on new data centers.

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Oct 9 • 7:30 AM EDT • Politics • wknofm.org
Pearland mayor rejects NAACP boycott as political expert says he's handling council tensions smartly

Mayor Wiltz did not support a call for a boycott over his treatment but said questions need to be answered about what he says are restrictions on his authority.

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Oct 8 • 7:47 PM EDT • Politics • yahoo.com
Business and Labor Groups Launch Political Committee to Back Moderates Running for County Chair, City Council

Business and labor groups this week launched a political action committee backing moderate candidates running for the Portland City Council and Multnomah County Chair.

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Oct 8 • 6:20 PM EDT • Business • wweek.com
Progressive ward leader eyes Philly City Council run — and a potential showdown with Mark Squilla

Will Gross, the leader of the South Philadelphia-based 2nd Ward and the owner of OX Coffee in Queen Village, was a prominent opponent of the Center City arena proposal that Squilla supported.

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Oct 8 • 4:39 PM EDT • Politics • inquirer.com
Philadelphia City Council calls on health, sanitation departments to deal with growing rat infestation

Councilmember Anthony Phillips introduced the measure calling on city agencies to stop a growing rat infestation in Lower Northeast Philadelphia.

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Oct 8 • 3:58 PM EDT • Health • cbsnews.com
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City council debates higher taxes on big corporations, expanding small business exemptions

The proposal could exempt 18,000 small businesses from city taxes while generating millions in new revenue, but critics warn it could drive companies away.

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Oct 8 • 3:36 PM EDT • Business • katu.com
Darfur: Healthcare needs outstrip resources as Security Council extends Sudan sanctions

More than 700,000 displaced people in Tawila, in Sudan’s war-ravaged Darfur region, face severe shortages of healthcare, food, water and protection, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday as it called for an urgent increase in resources.

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Oct 8 • 3:35 PM EDT • Health • news.un.org
Iowa Business Council predicts economically positive third quarter

A new survey from the Iowa Business Council reports a positive economic prediction for the next six months. The IBC’s Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for the third quarter was 0.1 points higher than the report for the second quarter, now reaching 64.91 points. If the points are higher than 50, the survey is reported positive. […]

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Oct 8 • 1:04 PM EDT • Business • corridorbusiness.com
How do we remember history through 'The Minutes'? Civic comedy tackles small town politics

“The Minutes” hides a misremembered town secret within the records of a typical town council meeting.

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Oct 8 • 12:09 PM EDT • Politics • spokesman.com
Rothwell pitches business approach to town government in supervisor run

Councilman Kenneth Rothwell is running for Riverhead Town Supervisor this November after serving on the town board since 2022.

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Oct 8 • 11:00 AM EDT • Business • riverheadnewsreview.timesreview.com
Businesses fear impact of parking charge rise

Shropshire Council has proposed plans that could mean an increase in the price of parking.

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Oct 8 • 3:06 AM EDT • Business • yahoo.com
Denton City Council proposes policy to disclose conversations with developers

Denton Mayor Pro Tem Nicholas Stevens said the proposal is intended to build public trust in local government.

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Oct 7 • 6:23 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
City Council grills Ishbia and Amtrak over Bridgeport plans

Helping Amtrak move clears the way for Justin Ishbia to take control of prime South Loop real estate where he hopes to build a new White Sox stadium

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Oct 7 • 4:44 PM EDT • Business • chicagobusiness.com
Iowa Business Council survey shows postive outlook on state's economy

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its third quarter Economic Outlook Survey that gauges the outlook for the next six months. IBC President Joe Murphy says it’s based on a 100 point scale. “Our overall survey score was 64.91 index points, so just under 65 points, relatively flat, virtually no movement on the overall […]

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Oct 7 • 4:07 PM EDT • Business • radioiowa.com
Proposal would add properties to downtown Business Improvement District

More properties would pay into the downtown Business Improvement District, or BID, in a proposal being considered by the City Council.

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Oct 7 • 4:05 PM EDT • Business • siouxfalls.business
Report: Iowa economy seeing ‘positive change’ this year

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its third quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2026. That survey is showing encouraging signs for Iowa businesses, according to IBC officials. The Iowa Business Council (IBC) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose 22 members are the chief decision makers of the state’s largest employers. Since its establishment […]

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Oct 7 • 2:24 PM EDT • Business • corridorbusiness.com
Albany council, mayor start public engagement on 2027 budget

The council has set dates for public hearings and a possible vote, while the mayor will hold public meetings.

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Oct 7 • 12:45 PM EDT • Politics • spectrumlocalnews.com
Encinitas is paradise. Why can its politics get so hostile?

In 2024 Encinitas elections, the mayor and two City Council members won by promising to fight development. What will voters do in 2026?

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Oct 7 • 12:20 PM EDT • Politics • inewsource.org
Three Bucksport residents vie for two town council seats

Bucksport voters will have a choice of three candidates for two open town council seats on Nov. 3: Incumbent Mark Eastman and newcomers Jon Goss and Ralph Chapman.

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Oct 7 • 11:55 AM EDT • Politics • ellsworthamerican.com
Report: Iowa economy seeing ‘positive change’ this year

The Iowa Business Council (IBC) has released its third quarter Economic Outlook Survey (EOS) for 2026. That survey is showing encouraging signs for Iowa businesses, according to IBC officials. The Iowa Business Council (IBC) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization whose 22 members are the chief decision makers of the state’s largest employers. Since its establishment […]

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Oct 7 • 9:52 AM EDT • Business • quadcitiesbusiness.com
At Black business expo, officials urge owners to 'speak up'

Black small business owners are facing economic conditions similar to those they dealt with as a result of COVID-19, Black Economic Council of Massachusetts CEO and President Nicole Obi said

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Oct 7 • 9:15 AM EDT • Politics • statehousenews.com
Business Council tours Southern Tier manufacturer during National Manufacturing Week

Universal Instruments in Conklin was the fourth stop on an 11-site statewide tour

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Oct 7 • 8:54 AM EDT • Business • wbng.com
Health Council recommends high-dose flu vaccines for over-65s for first time

Belgium's flu vaccination campaign begins next week, on 15 October. This year, for the first time, the Superior Health Council (SHC) recommends a high-dose flu vaccine for people over 65.

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Oct 7 • 8:08 AM EDT • Health • belganewsagency.eu
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Nashville city council passes ‘small business incentives’ bill. Here’s what that means

The legislation creates a “suite of business incentives, designed to support Nashville companies,” helping them grow in Nashville.

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Oct 7 • 7:34 AM EDT • Business • wsmv.com
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Ankeny council approves agreement for Accumold expansion; groundbreaking today

The Ankeny City Council has approved the development agreement with Accumold for the company’s expansion of its facility in Ankeny. Accumold, which makes small plastic parts for the medical, microelectronics, and optics industries, plans to build a 50,000-square-foot addition to its campus at 1711 SE Oralabor Road. Company officials have said the expansion, the second…

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Oct 7 • 7:00 AM EDT • Business • businessrecord.com
Teen arrested over Facebook post mocking political official

Reform UK Wolverhampton leader Councillor Celia Hibbert and Reform UK activist Fraser discuss concerns over free speech in the UK on 'The Ingraham Angle.'

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Oct 6 • 7:58 PM EDT • Politics • foxnews.com
King County Council approves new sales tax

The ultimate use for the new revenue is not stipulated and will be determined in later budget legislation.

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Oct 6 • 7:57 PM EDT • Politics • seattletimes.com
Small Business Insider: Policy Update, Tips & Intelligence, More - Small Business & Entrepreneurship Council

SMALL BUSINESS INSIDER NEW REPORT: Bayh-Dole Is an American Innovation and Entrepreneurship Success Story POLICY & LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ● SBE Council Files Comments on FTC’s “Personalized Pricing” Proposal ● SBE Council Supports FCC Action to Modernize Permitting and Accelerate Digital Infrastructure ● Comments Filed with SEC in Favor of Raising the Regulation Crowdfunding Offering Limit […]

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Oct 6 • 6:14 PM EDT • Business • sbecouncil.org
Adam Gonzalez Participates in Binational Business Gathering

Adam Gonzalez, chief executive officer of the Council for South Texas Economic Progress, participated in the opening panel of Encuentro Internacional Empresarial 2026 on October 1, 2026. CANACINTRA and the Greater Brownsville Economic Development Corporation organized the gathering as part of a three-day program in Brownsville and Matamoros.

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Oct 6 • 5:46 PM EDT • Business • texasborderbusiness.com
TROY College of Science and Engineering students create Dean's Student Advisory Council

Students within the College of Science and Engineering now have the opportunity to make a lasting impact on college initiatives, improvements and student experiences thanks to the creation of the Dean’s Student Advisory Council.

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Oct 6 • 4:21 PM EDT • Science • today.troy.edu
Black Tooth Business Park Final Plat

The Sheridan City Council met for their first regular business meeting of October Monday night. Sheridan Media’s Ron Richter has the details. A resolution for the final plat of the Black Tooth Business Park located at 3150 Heartland Drive in Sheridan was approved by the Council. City Planner Kelly Schroeder says the applicant, Heartland Assets, […]

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Oct 6 • 1:50 PM EDT • Business • sheridanmedia.com
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City of Laredo kicks off political forums for 2026 elections

The City of Laredo is kicking off “Laredo Votes 2026” Tuesday, Oct. 6, hosting political forums for City Council Districts 1 and 6.

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Oct 6 • 12:32 PM EDT • Politics • kgns.tv
County Council to hear from MoCo health officer on ‘concerning’ youth mental health trends

Plus: Public hearings on proposed expansion of tenant fire protections, relaxed requirements for accessory dwelling units

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Oct 6 • 10:00 AM EDT • Health • bethesdamagazine.com
The Daily Mauling: 10/6/26

Kansas Jayhawks News The LJW has a writeup on what the return of Council means for the men’s basketball team. And it’s not paywalled! The KC Star took a close look at Darryn Peterson’s first NBA experience in this weekend’s preseason game. Should I consider DP content to be KU content? He doesn’t exactly carry […]

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Oct 6 • 7:03 AM EDT • Sports • sports.yahoo.com
DC council to decide whether businesses can pay for extra parking enforcement
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Oct 6 • 6:21 AM EDT • Business • wjla.com
Northern Essex’s McCarthy Joins New Small Business Advisory Council

Michael McCarthy, executive vice president and chief financial and operating officer at Northern Essex Community College, was recently appointed to the Massachusetts Small Business Development Center statewide Advisory Council, a new group of business, government, economic development and community leaders helping guide the future of small business support in the state. The Advisory Council was

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Oct 5 • 11:00 PM EDT • Business • whav.net
Prince George’s County Council votes to advance billion-dollar entertainment venue project

The Sphere concert and entertainment venue planned for National Harbor is another step closer to reality after an vote Monday by the Prince George’s County Council, but unions looking to secure agreements on construction of the project have been left out.

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Oct 5 • 9:30 PM EDT • Entertainment • marylandmatters.org
'Stop playing politics': Ginther, Council trade barbs over $2.5M Barack Center repairs

A fight over $2.5 million in repairs to a tornado-damaged Southside community center has escalated into a public political clash between Columbus Mayor Andrew G

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Oct 5 • 9:23 PM EDT • Politics • abc6onyourside.com
Political sticker dispute between Park Ridge councilman, activist dismissed

The nearly yearlong case involved campaign messaging, local sign rules and allegations of retaliation.

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Oct 5 • 9:19 PM EDT • Politics • jerseyvindicator.org
Prince George’s Co. Council votes to advance billion-dollar entertainment venue project

The Prince George’s County Council voted 11-0 authorizing up to $215 million in special obligation bonds to help build the entertainment complex.

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Oct 5 • 7:56 PM EDT • Entertainment • wtop.com