A tax hike for you, perks for them: Inside Austin City Council's spending habits

An ongoing American-Statesman review of Austin City Council spending shows members are donating taxpayer funds to political ...

A pro-labor wave comes for Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board seats

The labor strife motivated a wave of union-aligned challengers who have attacked the Park Board’s commitment to the workforce ...

Lone Tree pickleball lawsuit sent back to District Court following appeal

A Colorado appeals court ruled South Suburban Parks is likely immune from a pickleball noise nuisance lawsuit due to the ...

Portland councilor says he’ll vote against parks tax increase he helped refer to voters

I love our parks, but this levy asks Portlanders to pay for inefficiencies the bureau hasn’t fixed,” Councilor Dan Ryan said ...
Daily Journal

Greenwood passes $72.9M budget without firefighter longevity pay; union seeks to improve relationships

The Greenwood City Council passed next year’s $72.9 million budget Monday night, though without changes to longevity pay ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel

Santa Cruz Parks and Rec Commission to consider tree appeal, park design

SANTA CRUZ — At its meeting on Monday afternoon, the Santa Cruz Parks and Recreation Commission will hear an appeal concerning the removal of two coast redwoods on the Westside, and the Harvey West ...
lakechelannow

Representative Mike Steele Honored with Evans & Lowry Distinguished Leadership Award

Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition Honors Senator Yasmin Trudeau and Representative Mike Steele with Prestigious Evans & Lowry Distinguished Leadership Award The Washington Wildlife and ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Here are 4 new park improvements set for southern Utah

The Southern Utah Tribune asked Washington County residents who or what deserves more attention for their good works — and we kept hearing about the St. George parks and recreation department, ...
The Nation Newspaper

Tinubu seeks Senate confirmation of NCC chairman Olorunnimbe, Tella as REC Oyo, others

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday urged the Senate to consider and confirm Idris Olorunnimbe as Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), with Dr Aminu Wada retaining his ...
Outdoor Life

Senator Lee Is Back with His Attack on Public Lands. This Time He Wants to Butcher the Wilderness Act Under the Guise of Border Security

A bill dropped Thursday by Utah Sen. Mike Lee proposes to open all federal land within 100 miles of the country’s northern and southern borders, including wilderness areas, to roads, border agents, ...
FOX31 Denver

Boulder Parks and Recreation Department earns accreditation

DENVER (KDVR) — The City of Boulder announced that its Parks and Recreation Department has earned accreditation from the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies. The city said ...
KNPR

From The Vault: How Nevada got the first recreation area, but became one of the last to get a national park.

A hundred years ago, America came up with what has been called its best idea—creating a national park service. When it comes to America’s national parks, Nevada has managed to be in the lead and at ...