Real-time political updates

15+ min ago   (635+ words) Editor's Note: OrilliaMatters is profiling all the local candidates running in the Oct. 26 municipal election. In ward 3, the candidates are Alasoba Kelsy-Braide, Jeff Czetwerzuk (incumbent), Jay Fallis (incumbent) and James Krawecki. Prospective Orillia Ward 3 councillor James Krawecki says he can…...

45+ min ago   (652+ words) Patriotic Alliance (PA) Cape Town mayoral candidate and Ward 51 councillor Cheslyn Steenberg. Image: Ayanda Ndamane / File As political parties turn to DJs, content creators and social media influencers ahead of November 2026 municipal elections, questions are being raised over whether a…...

7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (374+ words) FAIRFIELD — City Council members will consider a resolution updating the Prohousing Incentive Program allocation of $200,000 to reflect the final reimbursement amounts from the Housing Authority Senior Manor Building Fund and General Fund. Council members in March adopted a resolution moving…...

1+ hour, 38+ min ago   (229+ words) Marion City Council can't see the forest for the trees thegazette.com The Marion City Council can’t see the forest for the trees — or the solution sitting right in front of them.The city plans to…...

12+ hour, 45+ min ago   (222+ words) The latest batch of planning applications submitted to Buckinghamshire Council have been released. Planning applications submitted to Buckinghamshire Council in the week commencing September 7 included a bid for up to 55 homes in Bierton and plans to convert the first floor…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (825+ words) Sunday September 13, 2026 Asia's crude oil industry has a good idea of how to end the current crisis created by the Iran conflict. But they also know their wish is unlikely to be granted and they are hunkering down for an…...

5+ hour, 2+ min ago   (668+ words) Planning committees across Cambridgeshire are handling a steady stream of applications and appeals. We’ve picked out applications that are pending or have been approved across the area over the last month which we think you should know about. Initial plans…...

1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (151+ words) Dame Harriett reminded the new Chancellor that his predecessor left the tax burden at the highest level on record. Inheritance Tax, Business Rates, National Insurance, Income Tax and VAT on school fees have all increased under Labour since 2024. Mr Healey…...

7+ hour, 45+ min ago   (334+ words) The town council has raised a number of concerns Winsford Town Council has called on Cheshire West planners to throw out an application for 448 homes in the town. Plans have been lodged with Cheshire West and Chester Council by Müller…...

2+ hour, 17+ min ago   (649+ words) (The Center Square) – U.S. Sen. Rand Paul says his proposed Bonuses for Cost-Cutters Act would help tackle the national debt by paying federal workers to find waste. Congressional scorekeepers say they have no basis for estimating how much it would…...