The capitol building in Cheyenne, Wyoming, is flanked by a large statue of Esther Hobart Morris, the first-ever woman justice of the peace in the United States. It commemorates the fact that she worked for Wyoming to grant women’s suffrage before any other state. Wyoming is known as “The Equality State” for that…
On Wednesday, San Diego City Attorney Jan Goldsmith announced that the city had reached a potential deal with Mayor Bob Filner concerning the sexual harassment lawsuit recently filed by Filner's former communications director Irene McCormack Jackson. Today that deal has been leaked and it involves Bob Filner finally,…
Christine Quinn, New York's recently married City Council Speaker, has announced this morning that she's running for mayor. If elected, Quinn would become the city's first female AND openly gay mayor, and would prove that Michael Bloomberg isn't the Augustan tyrant we've all secretly suspected him to be.
Wendy Greuel, currently Los Angeles' city controller and a former Dreamworks exec (of course), is up for mayoral office this year. Should she win against Councilman Eric Garcetti, she would be L.A.'s first female mayor. She's been roundly criticized by Garcetti's camp for accepting large amounts of super PAC funding,…
Congratulations are in order for Stubbs, the tailless part manx cat who recently celebrated his 15th anniversary of becoming the mayor of Talkeetna, Alaska. Not only has he singlehandedly (paw-dedly?) put his town on the map, he may already be on the short list for Vice President!
Let it be known that hero du jour Ryan Gosling is officially on notice. He's just been upstaged in the superhero department in a major way: Last night, Newark's awesome Mayor Cory Booker ran into a burning house and saved the life of a woman trapped inside! MEGASWOON. But wait until you hear the details. It's like…
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 31: Singer Lady Gaga and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg share a kiss as they celebrate the beginning of the new year at New Year's Eve 2012 in Times Square on January 1, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images)
Tomorrow, Karen Freeman-Wilson will become the first black woman to serve as mayor of a city in Indiana. That city is Gary, the Detroit of Indiana, fully realized caricature of urban decay, the rusted over ribcage of America's manufacturing sector. Good luck, brave lady.
Ellen Taylor, the mayor of Claremont, was dubbed "The Cookie Monster" when she shut down Girl Scouts selling cookies on a street corner (she said it was hurting her business) and then creating a new law that requires a permit for non-profit sellers. • An elderly woman was saved from a violent kangaroo attack in…
