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Last week, the body of Chicago school board president Michael Scott was found in the Chicago River with a single bullet wound in his head. The big story was that this powerful, well-connected public official had, according to...
The Congress of the People (COPE) has opened its KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) offices in preparation for the 2011 Local Government Elections. The party's deputy president Mbhazima Shilowa outlined their plan of action during a meeting...
The Detroit City Council voted 6-2 Friday to approve a $250-million fiscal stabilization bond sale that will allow the city to pay off its short-term debt and restructure its long-term financial obligations.
County executive-elect Dow Constantine, who takes office Tuesday, on Friday announced his leadership team. Constantine said new appointments and staff being retained in the executive's office will take about 10- to 15-percent...
By Paul Curtis The Garden Island KALAHEO, Kauai — It was no surprise, really, that not a single speaker favored a Kalaheo site for a new county landfill. Around 250 people packed the Kalaheo School cafeteria for Thursday...
TIFTON, Nov 21, 2009 (The Tifton Gazette - Tifton Mayor Jamie Cater said Friday that it is true that he voted only for a study to determine the feasibility of the city buying and operating an Internet, cable and telephone...
Milwaukee County's precariously balanced $1.4 billion 2010 budget could fall apart within a few months, forcing hundreds of additional layoffs, program cuts or both. The budget counts on more than $20 million in employee...
Nov 21, 2009 (Florida Keys Keynoter - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The gavel went down on another Monroe County Commission term on Wednesday, and it's been passed to Commissioner Sylvia Murphy. The...
Local governments seeking to cut spending next year could be stifled by a new state law that gives special protection to emergency services such as police and fire. The little-publicized part of the state budget, signed into...
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