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Monday, January 28, 2013  During his fourth State of the City address, Toledo Mayor Mike Bell said he will seek re-election this November.

Monday, December 10, 2012  Though still requiring the approval of Toledo's City Council before becoming a reality, which will be reviewed on Tuesday, Toledo Police are thrilled with the prospect of getting 100 new vehicles in 2013.

Wednesday, June 06, 2012  Toledo City Council has approved a measure that provides health care benefits to domestic partners of city employees but Mayor Mike Bell said he will veto the legislation because it includes an amendment regarding union negotiations.

Wednesday, January 04, 2012  Just three days into 2012, Toledo Police are investigating the city's first homicide of the year.

Monday, November 21, 2011  Toledo Mayor Michael Bell and City Councilwoman Lindsay Webb are expected to announce a plan to demolish the former North Towne Square mall at a press conference Tuesday morning.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  In Toledo, it looks as if voters went out of their way to affirm their incumbents, even with an economy at a standstill, deteriorating infrastructure, and few job opportunities.

Monday, July 04, 2011  Carcass was first discovered on Saturday

Monday, January 03, 2011  As we look ahead to the next few months of negotiations and deliberations about Toledo's City budget, it appears initially, as if the Mayor Mike Bell administration has a tough road ahead, meeting resistance from city council and several local unions.

Tuesday, December 07, 2010  Mayor Michael Bell's plan to increase water and sewer rates for City of Toledo customers met with staunch opposition Monday evening from citizens and some councilmen. The Bell administration is proposing a 36 percent rate hike over four years to the amount residents pay for water, a 50 percent rate hike over four years for the sanitary sewer system, and a 40 percent rate hike over four years for storm sewer services.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010  City Finance Director says income tax collection is better than expected.

Friday, March 26, 2010  The City of Toledo held the fifth of six scheduled budget meetings with residents Thursday, just hours after the city's police union rejected concessions that would have helped close the city's $48 million budget gap.

Tuesday, March 09, 2010  Mayor Bell says the budget needs to pass or else he’ll be forced to send out up to 300 layoff notices to various city employees including some police and firefighters.

Thursday, March 04, 2010  Toledo City Council invited dozens of Toledo residents to participate in an interactive discussion on the nearly $48 million budget deficit Wednesday evening.