Tag: Adams

Adams Co. planning broadband infrastructure expansion

May 29—RITZVILLE — Construction could start as early as August on a project to bring fiber optic cable to the Ritzville and Lind areas. Adams County Public Works Director Todd O’Brien said fiber installation in the two cities would be the first phase of a two-phase project. The second phase will be the addition of […]

Eschewing custom, Eric Adams to staff commission solely with insiders

NEW YORK — In a break with custom, New York City Mayor Eric Adams is keeping tight control over his newly announced Charter Revision Commission, rather than relying on outside experts. Administration officials on Tuesday said they have no plans to hire outside staff to assist with the endeavor, which entails cracking open the city’s […]

Eric Adams’ latest plan to keep New York’s strong mayor system

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams announced on Tuesday night plans to create a Charter Revision Commission — an otherwise mundane move that an increasingly restless City Council views as an attack on its independence. Some in the 51-member legislative body saw the mayor’s surprise announcement as a way to block them from getting more […]

Grant, Adams counties need more housing, Department of Commerce says

May 17—OLYMPIA — The state of Washington will need to build more than 1 million new residences over the next 20 years to catch up to current demand and accommodate new residents, according to a report released this week by the Washington Department of Commerce. The Housing Advisory Plan was issued by the Washington State […]

Adams Co. receives funding for bridge rebuilds

May 7—RITZVILLE — Adams County officials are scheduled to start work this fall on the first of six bridges that will be rebuilt to accommodate the widening of the East Low Canal. Adams County Engineer Scott Yaeger wrote in an email that the county has received funding from the federal government to rebuild the bridge […]

Eric Adams defends timing of police response on NYC college campuses

New York City Mayor Eric Adams wanted to send New York police in earlier to break up the pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, but “we were not going to overstep out authority,” he said Sunday. “[We] communicated with the college officials for several days leading up to the New York City police department action, and […]

Eric Adams escalates war with City Council

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams fired another volley in his escalating war with the City Council. City Hall’s chief counsel on Friday demanded Council Speaker Adrienne Adams open an ethics investigation into a member for conduct the mayor’s team deemed “harassing and inexcusable” during a hearing this week. In exploring the administration’s handling of […]

Eric Adams unveils improved budget picture

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams revealed higher revenue projections and lower asylum-seeker costs in his latest budget update, according to several people familiar with the plan — allowing him to further roll back some unpopular planned cuts. Adams announced a $111.6 billion budget proposal Wednesday afternoon — $2.2 billion more than his January estimate. […]

Led by Abbott, Republicans pounce on Eric Adams at New York fundraiser

NEW YORK — Thousands of miles from the southern border of Texas, where the flow of migrants into the country is defining elections up and down the ballot, national Republicans celebrated their electoral chances in November. “Joe Biden has turned every state into a border state,” Rep. Elise Stefanik, a leading New York Republican, said […]