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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Complying with court orders to end racist and unconstitutional policing in Minneapolis will require hiring nearly three dozen new workers at a cost of millions of dollars each year for years to come, the reported Wednesday. The Minneapolis City Council on Monday formally took up Mayor Jacob Frey’s proposed 2024 budget. It is the first spending plan directly connecting

Commissioner Ryan said he thinks the combination of Safe Rest Villages and the new, larger sanctioned campsites will have a big impact. PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland is about to switch to an entirely new form of government, following a charter reform plan that voters approved last November. The transformation won't happen in earnest until January 2025, when the winners of the November 2024

ARKANSAS (KNWA/KFTA) — An Arkansas community group proposed a new ballot initiative that would get rid of the state’s tampon tax, a sales tax for menstrual products. Katie Clark, founder of Arkansas Period Poverty Project, says removing the sales and use tax on feminine hygiene products such as tampons, menstrual cups, and sanitary napkins will benefit families. “It would be a huge relief on

FILE: Former Portland Marathon President Lester Smith was sentenced to three years of federal probation. (KOIN) Lester Smith, 83, also ordered to repay more than $400,000 to IRS PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For almost 35 years, Lester V. Smith Jr. was the president and event director of the Portland Marathon. Now, the 83-year-old resident of Tomball, Texas is a convicted tax evader from the funds