Tag: Local politics
1445 euros per capita – Bavaria’s debt is increasing – Bavaria
The average per capita debt in Bavaria has increased significantly in recent years. If you compare the years 2012 and 2023, the municipal debt value converted to the number of…
Galeria Karstadt Kaufhof: Dark pull
It has not been proven whether department store branches really provide a pulse for inner cities. One thing is certain: if they close down, it can have serious consequences. source…
Cannabis legalization: who controls the stoners? – Politics
Tension is currently high in many German offices. After the traffic light coalition approved cannabis on April 1st, it is now the federal states’ turn; they have to implement the…
AfD and violence: An interview with social scientist Wilhelm Heitmeyer – Culture
In Gotha, an arson attack is carried out on the house of an SPD politician who had called for a demonstration against right-wing radicalism. In Suhl, the windows of an…
Bad Reichenhall: Too green for everyone else – Bavaria
Will it really be possible to credibly distance oneself from the Greens? Across Germany, last year the Greens fell in number for the first time in a long time, by…
Dispute over refugees: Why the mayor of Markt Schwaben is giving up – Bavaria
“Shame on you! Just get out!” Because Markt Schwaben’s town hall boss Michael Stolze took care of the accommodation of 120 refugees, opponents showered him with hatred. Now he stops.…
Arson attack on local politician: “Shaked to the foundations of my life” – Bavaria
A former “lateral thinker” set fire to the car of Kitzinger city councilor Uwe Hartmann, and the fire threatened to spread to his apartment. The defendant explains in court: Hartmann’s…
Saxony: AfD politician wins mayoral election in Groß Schirma – Politics
The AfD politician Rolf Weigand has won the mayoral election in Groß Schirma in central Saxony. According to preliminary election results, he received 59.4 percent of the vote in the…
Allersberg: SA man signs were put up – Bavaria
The market town council of Allersberg (Roth district) had already made the decision in 2021, but now it has been put into action: signs honoring the former SA man Wilhelm…
Armin Grein is dead: the grand seigneur of the Free Voters – Bavaria
Armin Grein helped write the history of Bavarian politics: he was mayor, district administrator and founding father of the Free Voters. He did not always agree with his successor. To…