Recent Examples on the WebBut the incoming mayor of Marion, made up of about 2,000 people in south-central Kansas, has vowed to improve transparency and said the councilwoman’s ousting meant residents simply wanted change.—Luke Nozicka, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024 The councilwoman also voted against a package of pay raises for the LAPD.—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 The councilwoman and now vice mayor joined the City Council in 2017 and was reelected in 2021.—Taylor Seely, The Arizona Republic, 4 Jan. 2024 The city councilwoman, who lives in Silver Lake, had the distinction in 2020 of becoming the first member of the Democratic Socialists of America to oust an incumbent at City Hall.—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2024 Last year, a lot in Harlem drew citywide attention when it was turned into a truck depot after the local councilwoman opposed the development of a high-rise complex.—Mihir Zaveri, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 Sneed, a former councilwoman who previously ran for council president in 2020, has $169,281 on hand, according to her filing.—Emily Opilo, Baltimore Sun, 19 Jan. 2024 The move comes after the two-term councilwoman secured the most votes in last year’s municipal election.—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024 Officers in August searched the office of the Marion County Record, as well as the home of the paper’s publisher and a county councilwoman, seizing reporters’ cell phones and computers, among other items.—Raja Razek, CNN, 1 Oct. 2023
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