Wisner advisers narrowly give blessing to city’s plan for disbursing grants
With legal logjam mostly broken, city moves ahead with 2013 payments of $1.5 million.
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Government & Politics
City to give sheriff $2 million to pay for jail consent decree next year
That's not much more than was allocated for the last three months of 2013.
Poll: Vitter, Kennedy, Dardenne more popular than Mary Landrieu and Jindal
Jindal's approval rose slightly, but it's still below 50 percent.
Live blog: City Council to vote on 2014 budget, water shutoff ordinance
The meeting starts at 10 a.m. and could go most of the day.
After ally loses key race, political elders say Jindal must focus on Louisiana
Jindal has been traveling throughout the state on a “64-parish tour.” But critics deride the events as little more than a series of photo ops, and key state lawmakers say they haven’t talked policy with the governor since the legislative session ended in June.
City Council to vote on law shutting off water for customers late on trash fee
Thursday's meeting will be the first time the ordinance, requested by Mayor Landrieu, will be debated in public.
Conley offers to quit law firm to preserve status as disadvantaged business
Companies must be independent to be certified for the city's Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program.
New Orleans City Council budget hearings end not with a bang, but a whimper
Friday afternoon's session focused on Safety and Permits and one of its divisions, the Taxicab Bureau.
City Council eyes once-a-week trash pickup as budget hearings continue
New Orleans spends only half as much per capita on recreation as comparable cities.
RTA, public library burning through reserves; council lauds inspector general
Budget director proposes taking money from school fund to meet library needs.
