commissioners

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The mayor, however, can craft the city budget — which must be approved by the City Council — and can replace commissioners with people of their choosing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

One company told Hood County commissioners it could potentially increase the county’s tax base anywhere from $5 billion to $20 billion.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Two efforts by Hood County commissioners to pass a moratorium on data centers failed, as a state lawmaker warned they were acting outside of their authority.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Before the commissioners cast their votes, the county attorney revealed a threat from a lawmaker more than 250 miles away.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

Twenty years earlier, at the request of Chicago’s South Park commissioners, Olmsted had studied both Jackson Park and, to its west, Washington Park, and the broad boulevard that connected them, called Midway.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson