Nathan Collins is an Online Editor for KERA News, focusing on local news in the Dallas area. His work covers a range of topics including city government, environmental issues, social justice, and community activism. Nathan's articles provide in-depth analysis and reporting on the issues that impact the residents of Dallas.
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By: Nathan Collins
A petition to place three ballot initiatives focused on public safety and reforming city officials, gained enough signatures to make it on November's ballot. But Dallas' elected officials are concerned about the unintended budget consequences.
By: Nathan Collins
Come November, Dallas voters will get to decide whether to loosen the city's policy around marijuana. But elected officials don't agree on what could happen if it passes.
By: Nathan Collins
City of Dallas officials and public safety pension executives have been trying to adopt a plan to remedy billions in unfunded liabilities. But a disagreement over who has the final say in the matter has been ongoing for months.
After over a year of discussion and debate, the Dallas city council finalized a slate of propositions that could alter the city's charter. Now, its up to Dallas voters to decide what is approved.
By: Nathan Collins
Dallas officials reluctantly voted to place two petition-led initiatives on the November ballot. They had no choice, its required by law.
By: Nathan Collins
Dallas elected officials are calling for more oversight of the public safety pension system's investment portfolio. Pension executives say their staff is more than capable of handing the fund — and says additional people wouldn't "add value."
By: Nathan Collins
A group called Dallas HERO initiated a voter petition to place three charter amendments on the upcoming November ballot. Now, the group is suing a number of Dallas City Council members for allegedly tampering with the original ballot language that voters will see.
A city-owned homeless shelter in North Dallas was damaged by storms in late May. The nonprofit operating the facility reported the damage to the city, but it took officials weeks to respond.
Dallas' battles over poker houses continues. The Fifth District Court of Appeals has issued an opinion ordering the City of Dallas to reinstate a poker room’s permits to operate.
By: Nathan Collins
The city of Dallas is budgeted to spend over $500,000 on access to a pedestrian tunnel underneath Thanks-Giving Square in downtown. City officials want to know how the contract came about — and why it was approved.
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