Overriding a recent City Council vote, Mayor Daniel Biss vetoed a 1% city tax on groceries Wednesday. The council passed the tax with a 5-3 vote Monday to replace a similar state tax set to expire Jan....

Sixteen days before the state deadline, City Council passed a local grocery tax 5-3 without discussion at a special council meeting Monday. The 1% tax on groceries will replace the state tax of the...