More than five months after it had overturned Palmer Renewable Energy’s permit to begin construction, the Zoning Board of Appeals once again ruled against the proposed biomass plant. Left unresolved from that January meeting was the Springfield City Council’s appeal. The ZBA sustained the Council’s
…And the World: The first elections in Libya since the end of Colonel Qaddafi’s rule have thus far indicated a surprising result. While official totals are not expected for several days, early results suggest that the liberal/secular coalition party is likely to win a plurality
**This post has been edited for clarity.** Housing advocates and community activists breathed a sigh of relief on Tuesday as United States District Court Judge Michael Ponsor killed a lawsuit by various banks to strike down Springfield’s new foreclosure ordinances. Ponsor’s ruling sided with the
…And the World: Early polls and election results from yesterday’s presidential election in Mexico indicate that the party that ruled the country from 1929 to 2000 is poised to retake power. The Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI) candidate, Enrique Peña Nieto appears to have defeated the
For weeks now, tension has been building among city councilors over the mayor’s budget. Even before Mayor Domenic Sarno presented his budget two weeks ago, many councilors were almost livid over the process. Consequently, when the budget faced its annual scrutiny Wednesday evening, it was
In a major victory for President Barack Obama, the Supreme Court upheld the individual mandate and with it the rest of the Health Care law on a 5-4 decision. Chief Justice John Roberts joined the liberal bloc of the court, albeit on different grounds, to
…And the World: After a week of dithering, Egypt finally has a new president and he is the man most had thought had won last week. Mohamed Morsi was confirmed as the winner of last Sunday’s election. His is also a victory for the Muslim
This post has been updated to reflect confirmation from the Department of Revenue on the Hotel Tax. With tension high following last week’s release of the mayor’s budget, on Monday the Springfield City Council staked out its own position on the proposed financial plan and
…And the World: Markets may have shrugged off the news, but world leaders are breathing a sigh of relief after yesterday’s Greek elections in which pro-bailout parties secured a majority of seats in Parliament. New Democracy, which joined the then-majority party PASOK to agree to
The following Post refers to the 6/17/12 Council Meeting postponed from its originally scheduled date on 6/10/12 due to the death of Ofc. Kevin Ambrose on that day. We apologize for the delay in its posting. Less than twenty-four hours before Mayor Domenic Sarno released