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Along with a new mayor, Edmonton voters will elect 12 councillors from 73 running for council Oct. 18. Here's what you need to know before you go to the ballot box.
Even with one of a dozen candidates officially on the ballot declaring he won’t run a campaign for council, ward Métis is still the city’s most crowded contest.
Oklahoman Oklahoma City Ward 8 Councilman Mark Stonecipher says it is time to "revisit and revise" the 2015 panhandling ordinance that was ruled unconstitutional by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver last summer. Stonecipher commented after the U.S. Supreme Court denied the city's plea for a new hearing. A city council majority argued the ordinance was necessary to protect public safety, while critics said it criminalized poverty. The appeals court ruled it was an unconstitutional violation of free-speech rights. Worth noting: Stonecipher, an attorney, suggested a revision "i...
Oklahoma City panhandling ordinance may make a comeback William Crum, Oklahoman © The Oklahoman File A driver passes money to a panhandler on the northbound Interstate 235 exit ramp at N 23 Street in Oklahoma City in August 2010. The U.S. Supreme Court discusses a controversial OKC panhandling ordinance this week. Oklahoma City Ward 8 Councilman Mark Stonecipher says it is time to "revisit and revise" the 2015 panhandling ordinance that was ruled unconstitutional by the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver last summer. Stonecipher commented after the U.S. Supreme Co...
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