Nearly 400 petitioners gather at Beijing municipal government
Nearly 400 petitioners gathered at the Beijing municipal government's office of letters and visits Wednesday to voice complaint on their financial losses to to an illegal fund-raising scheme. The police department told Xinhua that petitioners with other requests also gathered at the office Wednesday morning. They all left voluntarily one after another after persuasions by the office staff by ...

City bankruptcies may signal trouble for California
Are they signs of difficulties yet to come for municipal governments? Or, is the revelation that two small cities in Northern California are considering bankruptcy protection merely news of isolated financial trouble that's unlikely to spread around the region? Government leaders and experts on municipal finance are quick to say Rio Vista and Isleton face unique difficulties that ...

Government/Schools Town of Deerfield Board - The second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Deerfield Municipal ...
The Adirondack Communities Advisory League - Every Tuesday at the Boonville UMC at 7 p.m. Village of Oriskany Board - The second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Village Offices, 708 Utica St. Call 736-3512.

Iran may manage Karbala municipal affairs
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- The mayor of Tehran said Friday Iran was ready to help with municipal services in the Iraqi holy city of Karbala for a three-month period.

Beijing to build more affordable houses
The Beijing government said Saturday that it was scheduled to start construction of 8.5 million square meters housing project of low-rent and affordable apartments next year, a move to boost the housing consumption and benefit the low-incomers. The Beijing Municipal Construction Committee said it would strictly carry out the overall land use program and ramp up efforts on the land reserve for ...

Beijing increases government investment by 6 billion yuan
Beijing municipality decided to add 6 billion yuan in government investment in the fourth quarter of this year to the original amount allocated. Wang Haiping, deputy director general of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, revealed on Nov. 19. The fund will be used for rail transit construction, improvement of unsafe buildings, electric heating of urban single-story ...

Perak not suspending Taiping councillor
IPOH: The Perak government has no plans to suspend a Taiping municipal councillor pending investigations involving pirated VCDs.

21-11-2008: State blames MPSP?s financial woes on previous government
GEORGE TOWN: The Pakatan Rakyat-led state government has put the blame squarely on the the previous Barisan Nasional government for the financial quandary now faced by Seberang Perai Municipal Council (MPSP) with its depleted coffers.

Shunned by Uniontown, DCED 'helpful' to Connellsville situation
Connellsville Mayor Judy Reed said most people elected to municipal offices don't have the training or experience needed to serve as administrators over the operations of a local government.

Corzine to address municipal officials today
With no shortage of bad economic news to go around, government finance is expected to be the major theme of an address to municipal officials from around New Jersey by Gov. Jon Corzine.

Government calendar
Upcoming government meetings in the Northwest. ? The Oro Valley Parks and Recreation Advisory Board will meet. Details: 6:30 p.m.; in the Hopi Conference Room at town hall, 11000 N. La Cañada Drive; for more information, call 229-4700.

6 business have presence at Glendale Municipal Airport
With Glendale Municipal Airport's recent lease of space to Arizona Aviation, the terminal is fully rented and, for the first time, all its businesses are entirely flight-related.

Tehran mayor announces Iran's readiness to regulate Karbala municipal affairs
Iran - Karbala - Municipal Affairs Tehran Mayor Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf here Friday announced Iran's readiness to regulate holy Karbala city's municipal affairs for a three-month period.

Opposition Says It Can Annul Nicaragua Municipal Election
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AFP)--Opponents of the leftist government of President Daniel Ortega said Wednesday they had enough votes in Congress to annul the disputed Nov. 9 municipal elections in Nicaragua.

British food waste collections debated
British city governments say they want separate collections for household food scraps to be extended across the country in a bid to reduce landfill.Of the 434 municipal governments, or local councils, across Britain, 113 now collect food waste separately and send it to facilities to be recycled into compost rather than adding it to burgeoning landfills. The Local Government Association says the ...

Vienna encourages girls to learn natural sciences
The Vienna municipal government will launch a campaign in the summer of 2009 to increase the proportion of girls studying in natural science and technology related fields in universities. Daniela Schallert, executive director of "ABZ Austria" a women's training organization of Austria said, while introducing this program on Friday, at present strong gender discrimination still exists in ...

Venezuela set for 'critical' vote
Venezuelans are set to vote in municipal elections to choose new state governors and over 300 mayors across the country.

Innovative government ideas, programs sought for Gladfelter competition
The competition, administered by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Political Science , annually recognizes problem-solving and resourceful ideas generated by non-elected government employees which lead to the improvement of federal, state, county or municipal public services.

Sandinistas win most municipal races in Nicaragua
Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party won the large majority of municipal races, including the capital Managua, in local elections that have sparked allegations of fraud and violent clashes, authorities announced Thursday.

Sandinistas win most municipal races in Nicaragua
(By FILADELFO ALEMAN, Associated Press Writer) Nicaragua's ruling Sandinista party won the large majority of municipal races, including the capital Managua, in local elections that have sparked allegations of fraud and violent clashes, authorities announced Thursday. The electoral council said the leftist Sandinistas won 105 of 146 races in nationwide municipal elections held Nov. 9, while the ...