City Council has asked the mayor’s administration and the fire union to return to the bargaining table to change the “180-day rule.” What is it?
Hanna Holthaus
Hanna is the City Hall reporter at the Houston Landing. Previously, she reported at the Florida Times-Union in Jacksonville on local government and independent authorities. Prior to that, she worked on The Washington Post’s investigative team as a graduate reporter through American University, where she earned her Master's degree in Journalism and Public Affairs. She previously interned at The St. Louis Post-Dispatch. She graduated with a degree in Global Journalism and Spanish from Webster University.
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