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Elected Officials Should Avoid The Reorganization Trap

Elected Officials Should Avoid The Reorganization Trap

Robert Behn, a lecturer at Harvard University’s John F. Kenndey School of Government writes an interesting Performance Leadership Report on a monthly basis. In his most recent report Behn offers advice from Tony Williams who served as Mayor of Washington , D.C. for two terms …

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Another UB Student Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint

Another UB Student Beaten and Robbed at Gunpoint

A University at Buffalo student was recently severely beaten and robbed at gunpoint in my neighborhood.  This is just one of an escalating series of crimes that have plagued this area all fall. Muggings, car break-ins, burglaries  and armed robbers hiding in a local garages are just …

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DC Mayor Arrested in Budget Protest

District leaders including the mayor took to the streets to protest congressional control of the nation’s capital, blocking traffic and getting arrested over a federal budget deal expected to impose renewed restrictions on the city. (April 12) Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: AssociatedPressHosted: youtube

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Rahm Emanuel Elected Next Mayor of Chicago

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel was elected mayor of Chicago Tuesday, easily overwhelming five rivals to take the helm of the nation’s third-largest city as it prepares to chart a new course without the retiring Richard M. Daley. (Feb. 22) Category: News …

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Chicago Votes for First New Mayor Since 1989

Chicago voters cast ballots in a mayoral election Tuesday that didn’t include the name ‘Richard M. Daley’ for the first time in decades. (Feb. 22) Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: AssociatedPressHosted: youtube

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Chicago Mayor Candidates Wrap Up Campaigns

The six candidates on Tuesday’s ballot in Chicago to replace retiring Mayor Richard Daley began wrapping up their campaigns Monday. Polls show former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel well ahead. (Feb. 21) Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: AssociatedPressHosted: youtube

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Chicago Mayor Candidates Wrap Up Campaigns

The six candidates on Tuesday’s ballot in Chicago to replace retiring Mayor Richard Daley began wrapping up their campaigns Monday. Polls show former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel well ahead. Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: AssociatedPressHosted: youtube

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Ill. Supreme Court Will Hear Rahm Emanuel Appeal

The Illinois Supreme Court has agreed to take ex-Obama chief aide Rahm Emanuel’s appeal of a decision that threw him off the ballot for Chicago mayor and ordered election officials not to print any mayoral ballots without Emanuel’s name. (Jan. 25) Category: News & PoliticsUploaded …

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NYC Mayor Calls for Gun Reform

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is joining with Martin Luther King III and others affected by gun violence to advocate for reforms to the nation’s background check system. (Jan. 24) Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: AssociatedPressHosted: youtube

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Emanuel Says He’s Running for Mayor of Chicago

Former White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel has officially announced that he is running for mayor of Chicago, a post that only recently opened up with Mayor Richard M. Daley’s surprise announcement that he wouldn’t seek a seventh term. (Nov. 13) Category: News & …

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Mayor Richard Daley Won’t ‘Bless’ a Successor

Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley says his decision not to seek a seventh term had nothing to do with his wife’s cancer or the tough economy. He also says he won’t endorse any candidate but will instead leave it up to voters. (Sept. 10) Category: …

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Plea Deal Reached in Attack on Milwaukee Mayor

The defense attorney for a 21-year-old man accused of attacking Milwaukee’s mayor last summer says he will plead guilty to first-degree reckless injury and avoid a trial. (April 26) Category: News & PoliticsUploaded by: AssociatedPressHosted: youtube

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