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Steve Gunn: For local government to work, citizens have to stay involved
MLive.com
Some people may not realize it, but public school districts are a form of local government. They partially operate with local tax dollars, and are governed by school board members elected by the public. I have witnessed a lot of school boards in action ...

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Referendum would allow local governments to pick suppliers for electricity
Bloomington Pantagraph
Voters in about two dozen area communities and counties will be asked March 20 if they want the option of switching electric suppliers from Ameren to a low bidder chosen by their local government. If referendum voters approve what is called electric ...

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Ghana Parliament passes Local Government Amendment Bill 2012
Ghana Business News
Ghana's Parliament on Wednesday passed the Local Government (Amendment) Bill, 2012 so that geographical areas, which are not single compact settlements, could be declared municipalities. The Bill that was passed under a certificate of urgency and read ...

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Group says local governments should protect public's right to record meetings
MyCentralJersey.com
Those restrictions, however, have been left to local interpretation. The NJ School Boards Association and the NJ State League of Municipalities, two local government lobby groups, recommend that agencies require prior permission for recordings.

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Local Government Meetings (Feb. 9 - 16, 2012)
Hudson Star Observer
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION. 6 pm, City Hall Council Chambers, 505 Third St.: Minutes; Vine Street feasibility report; cross-connection inspection program update; commissioner's compensation; quarterly report; other business for information purposes ...




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Bill increasing 911 surcharge fee on phone bills passes committee
Rapid City Journal
A bill to increase and restructure the 911 surcharge fee on phone bills passed a South Dakota Senate committee unanimously Wednesday after widespread support from local governments, telephone companies and public safety officials.
South Dakota Senate committee approves bill regulating digital billboards ...The Republic

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Spirit of co-operation could set area governments up for more grant funds
The Newark Advocate
That's the kind of collaboration the state wants to see more of, so much so that officials are willing to either give or lend local entities the seed money to get started. The Local Government Innovation Fund is a new state program with $45 million to ...

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Lawmakers kill bill to keep tabs on executive session
Rapid City Journal
That measure was championed by Rapid City Mayor Sam Kooiker and Rep. Mark Kirkeby, R-Rapid City, as a way to make local government more transparent and efficient. If it had passed, the bill would have allowed governmental bodies to keep records of ...

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California Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom, Top Government & IT Executives to Launch ...
MarketWatch (press release)
WASHINGTON, DC, Feb 07, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The TechAmerica Foundation announced today that its State and Local Government Cloud Commission (SLG-CC) will host a conference Thursday, February 16th in Mountain View, CA where top IT and ...

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Water Company To Stop Billings For Local Government Services
The Chattanoogan
The Tennessee American Water Company has notified local governments, including the city of Chattanooga, that it plans to stop billing for such services as sewage and garbage. Red Bank Mayor Monty Millard said his city received a letter last week, ...

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