Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson pushes for more violence interventionMayor Brandon Johnson is asking aldermen to ramp up spending on community violence intervention and launch a new office aimed at decreasing gun violence, part of an effort he says will help Chicago’s sharp decrease in violence continue.Chicago Tribune3d agoWhole story →JusticeBrandon Johnson
Mayor Johnson renews fight for his failed corporate head taxBy resurrecting his bid to impose a corporate head tax, Brandon Johnson is defying the line in the sand drawn by the coalition of conservative and moderate Council members who rejected the head tax a year ago.Chicago Sun-Times4d agoWhole story →EconomyBrandon Johnson
New gunshot detection system debuting in ChicagoMayor Brandon Johnson is debuting a new gunshot detection system to replace ShotSpotter in some of the neighborhoods that see the most shootings, his administration told aldermen on Tuesday.Chicago Tribune4d agoWhole story →JusticeBrandon Johnson
Mayor Brandon Johnson proposing corporate head tax againMayor Brandon Johnson will again propose Chicago hit big corporations with an employee head tax — with an exemption in poor parts of the city.Chicago Tribune4d agoWhole story →EconomyBrandon Johnson
Mayor’s problem isn’t City Council. It’s the coalition he lost.The debt fight shows how little of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson's coalition is left.Chicago Tribune4d agoWhole story →Brandon Johnson
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to release 2027 budget with new taxesThe address comes five months ahead of the next Chicago mayoral election, with Johnson running for a second term amid a crowded field of candidates.NBC 5 Chicago3d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyBrandon Johnson
Chicago Seeks to Borrow for Police Settlements, Revive Head TaxChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next year includes a renewed push for a per-employee head tax on businesses and a request to sell millions in bonds to pay down settlements and judgments for past police misconduct.Bloomberg Tax News3d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomyBrandon Johnson
Mayor Brandon Johnson budget speech pitches his fourth budget planMayor Brandon Johnson told aldermen Wednesday it's imperative to invest in Chicago's future generation in the next budget.Chicago Tribune3d agoWhole story →BuildEconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago budget proposal
Chicago city budget includes $285 million for CPSMayor Brandon Johnson’s proposed city budget includes $285 million for Chicago Public Schools — only half of what the district received last year.Chicago Tribune3d agoWhole story →EducationEconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago city budget proposal
Facing another budget crisis, Brandon Johnson offers a campaign document rather than solutionsMayor Brandon Johnson's 2027 budget is more fiscally and economically reckless than any of his budgets to date. And that's saying something.Chicago Tribune2d agoWhole story →Brandon Johnson
Chicago Seeks to Borrow for Police Settlements, Revive Head TaxChicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s budget for next year includes a renewed push for a per-employee head tax on businesses and a request to sell millions in bonds to pay down settlements and judgments for past police misconduct.Bloomberg Tax News3d agoSources (2)Whole story →SecurityEconomyBrandon Johnson
Chicago approaching sweeping Guevara police misconduct dealMayor Brandon Johnson forecasts a $401 million cost for settlements in 2027, and much of it appears set to go to a deal to settle cases tied to former Detective Reynaldo Guevara.Chicago Tribune1mo agoWhole story →JusticeBrandon Johnsonguevara police misconduct settlement
Amendment 81 goes way too far, requiring police to start investigating citizenship (Editorial)The first measure Colorado voters will see on their ballot this fall would require local law enforcement to suss out the immigration status of criminal suspects and notify federal agents if someone is even suspected of being here illegally.The Denver Post22d agoWhole story →GovernmentSecurityamendment 81 debate
Editorial: Mayor Brandon Johnson kicks off a reelection campaign with a speech full of bileAs he at last says he will seek reelection, Mayor Brandon Johnson demonstrates he hasn't learned much about governing in his three-plus years on the job.Chicago Tribune1mo agoWhole story →GovernmentBrandon Johnsonchicago mayoral campaign
New Philly police crime lab could open next year as Council committee approves $40M to fund itCity Treasurer Jacqueline Dunn told a City Council committee on Wednesday that construction began at the new University City site in December 2025 and will extend through April.The Philadelphia Inquirer17d agoWhole story →Justicephilly crime lab funding approval
St. Paul City Council doesn't support expanding police dronesThe council was scheduled to vote on the police department's application for a federal grant and withdrew the item.St. Paul Pioneer Press2mo agoWhole story →SecurityJusticedrone regulation debate
Aldermen warn Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson against head taxA majority of City Council members came out Monday in opposition to Mayor Brandon Johnson taking another go at a corporate employee head tax in the upcoming 2027 budget.Chicago Tribune26d agoWhole story →EconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago budget proposal
Chicago City Council demands Brandon Johnson make 'real savings' in city budgetThe aldermen emphasized that savings must translate into actual reductions rather than accounting changes.Washington Examiner25d agoWhole story →EconomyBrandon Johnsonchicago budget negotiations
