Thieving officials hit central Ohio villages, small cities hard
Small towns are often synonymous with safety, simplicity and friendly neighbors who know your name. Crooked public officials aren’t usually part of that image, but sometimes small communities find...
View ArticleWhy a municipal bank may not be a bad idea | Opinion
Municipal banking may well offer the opportunity to do something that's far more responsive to local priorities. In this season of campaign rhetoric about the state of our country, you occasionally...
View ArticleShanghai's last county Chongming set to become a district (Shanghai Municipal...
(Source: Shanghai Municipal Government) The city's last remaining county, Chongming, will become a District soon as the Shanghai government works to improve the city's layout and promote the areas'...
View ArticleChongming gets a boost, to become a district (Shanghai Municipal Government)
(Source: Shanghai Municipal Government) The city's last remaining county, Chongming, will soon become a district as the Shanghai government works to improve the city's layout and promote the areas'...
View ArticleBeyond Ferguson: Municipal Courts Are Still A Problem In Missouri
"If you can't make a payment on that ticket, then they hold you ... So while these people are being held, you're changing their entire livelihood for running a stop sign," Pine Lawn Alderwoman Roslyn...
View ArticleEditorial: Municipalities should follow the law, not fight it
Many municipal governments in the St. Louis area are scrambling to remain viable in the face of mounting evidence that the 1.3 million residents in St. Louis city and county would be better off with a...
View ArticleThat new Camden supermarket? It's not happening, ShopRite confirms
Plans for a ShopRite along Admiral Wilson Boulevard were announced in 2013. CAMDEN -- Aspirations for a second city supermarket to be located along Admiral Wilson Boulevard are no more, and a...
View ArticleU.S. court upholds state laws limiting municipal broadband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal...
View ArticleLegalizing of car-hailing services will hit sales (Beijing Municipal Government)
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Car-hailing might hinder growth of the new purchase market in China, as the services have been granted legal status while local governments in major cities are...
View ArticleProgress Report: Update on recovery in Abasand, Beacon Hill and Waterways...
(Source: Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo) (Fort McMurray, AB - August 4, 2016) - A new Progress Report has been issued on work completed to date to allow the safe re-occupation of standing homes...
View ArticleCongestion fees to break national gridlock (Beijing Municipal Government)
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Heavy traffic at a highway toll station in Beijing last October. Local authorities are considering easing traffic problems through economic measures. Fu Ding /...
View ArticleBuilding roads in gunthewari areas not possible: Bakoria
Aurangabad: The municipal authorities have initiated the process of filling potholes on the roads and said they would complete the task before September 30. However, the condition of roads in about 40%...
View Article'Most incarcerated city' is not what New Orleans should be: Editorial
Orleans Parish Prison was like a small, grim city before Hurricane Katrina, when 7,000 inmates were locked up on a regular basis. By the time Mayor Mitch Landrieu took office in 2010, five years after...
View ArticleEditorial: County police must take a bigger role in policing the county
One of the many problems with the plethora of police agencies in St. Louis County is that it's hard to get accurate data on countywide crime rates. Given that county residents spend $108 million a year...
View ArticleOklahoma City investor gets a lesson on municipal bonds
Dear Mr. Berko: I've been reading your column for 35 years and in all that time I don't ever recall that you wrote about municipal bonds. What can you tell me about them? Last year, I had a taxable...
View ArticleEditorial: Lawsuits should prompt more municipal court reform
Federal courts have ruled that locking people in jail because they're too poor to pay fines is illegal, and an ambitious lawsuit aims to prevent 13 cities in North St. Louis County from continuing the...
View ArticleStreaming site wins legal fight with cinema (Shanghai Municipal Government)
(Source: Shanghai Municipal Government) In the first case of its kind in the city, a private cinema has been ordered to pay 30,000 yuan (US$4,500) in compensation to video streaming firm iQiyi for...
View ArticleU.S. court upholds state laws limiting municipal broadband
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said on Wednesday the U.S. Federal...
View ArticleSuu Kyi's visit will boost economic ties (Beijing Municipal Government)
(Source: Beijing Municipal Government) Chinese President Xi Jinping (R) meets with a delegation from Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD), headed by NLD chair Aung San Suu Kyi, at the Great...
View Article2 Hudson County municipalities receive forestry grants from DEP
Jersey City was granted $300,000 in award funds – the maximum amount given – while Secaucus was granted $30,000. SECAUCUS - A pair of Hudson County municipalities are receiving state grants for the...
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