City employees solicit Landrieu endorsements from neighborhood leaders
A spokesman for the mayor says they were working on their own time.
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Government & Politics
‘Enemy for life’: Mayor Mitch Landrieu accused of steamrolling those who disagree with him
If you’re not on Mitch Landrieu’s team, people say, he’ll fight back by pulling city contracts, removing you from boards and committees, and dressing you down. The mayor says there’s no evidence of such retaliation, and that he’s tangled with entrenched political interests.
Kristen Gisleson Palmer talks politics at ‘Breakfast with the Newsmakers’ (video)
Join us at 8 a.m.
City Council candidate Jason Williams racked up $100,000 in tax debt
He said he's paid off $70,000 of it and disputes the rest. Three other council candidates also had tax problems.
Councilmember Kristin Palmer to be guest speaker at upcoming Newsmakers event
Lens reporter Charles Maldonado will conduct an interview with Councilwoman Palmer starting at 8 a.m., followed by an audience Q-and-A.
Michael Bagneris raises $220,000 in bid to replace Mayor Mitch Landrieu
But Landrieu still has more than $1 million to spend.
Despite public funding, NOLA for Life Fund grantmaking to continue in private
Mayor Mitch Landrieu’s administration says that it controls the source of its NOLA for Life Fund money, which it hands off to a private foundation to disburse. The Landrieu administration says the grantmaking doesn’t have to occur in public, but other nonprofits have been told they must let the public observe discussions about spending taxpayer dollars.
Two mayoral challengers ran up years’ worth of federal, state tax debts
Michael Bagneris and Danatus King had overdue tax bills totaling more than $100,000 and $50,000, respectively. The two say that the debts have been cleared, and public records back them up. However, the failure to manage personal finances raise questions about a candidate's fitness for overseeing a public budget.
Report: NOPD should reassign or demote high-ranking officers doing lesser work
The officers work out of a trailer in City Park, which they believe is punishment for being critical of the department.
State’s four-year colleges battle community & technical colleges for state funding
State policy limiting funding cuts benefits slower-growing four-year colleges.
