However, Ms Morrison stressed Cosla’s position was “that it is for individual councils alone to set the level of council lax locally without interference or penalties from Scottish Government”.

Source: https://www.insider.co.uk/news/humza-yousaf-accused-serious-breach-31251684

Last year, SNP gains in the council elections led to Cosla’s first SNP president.

Source: https://www.heraldscotland.com/politics/23529656.councils-trouble---can-local-government-survive/?ref=rss

Striking teachers gathered outside Cosla’s headquarters in Edinburgh on Tuesday afternoon where the EIS general secretary accused the local authority umbrella group and the Scottish Government of “Tory tactics” in trying to weaken the strike action.

Source: https://www.alloaadvertiser.com/news/national/23242293.teachers-begin-second-day-strike-action-pay-dispute/?ref=rss