The Portland City Council on Tuesday cleared the way for the city to sue the Trump administration over new rules kneecapping cities’ ability to recoup fees from telecom providers.
By its action Tuesday, the city council added Portland to a growing list of cities, primarily on the West Coast, that are preparing to fight Donald Trump’s Federal Communications Commission over what officials view as a needless freebie to cable companies.
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