July 17, 2010

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In Christie's Cap on Superintendent Pay, a War on Local Government New York Times “The governor is really imposing state control over local government beyond anything we've seen before,” said Ben Dworkin, the director of the Rebovich ... and ... [visit site]

Academies Bill 'rushed through' claim BBC News It means top schools are being encouraged to opt out of local authority control and become independent, and directly funded by central government. ... and more » [visit site]

National Council for Voluntary Organisations fears cuts BBC News Richard Kemp, deputy chairman of the Local Government Association, said: "We've known for the last 18 months that there would have to be big cutbacks in ... and more » [visit site]

Information Nigeria Abducted Journalists: One Kidnapper Arrested, Says Jonathan THISDAY They were kidnapped along with their driver, Yekini Aziz, at Umuafor Ukwu, Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State, on Sunday on their way back to Lagos ... El-Rufai: Why ... [visit site]

TPMDC (blog) Reynolds pushes for some state services to be handled by local government Iowa Independent By having the state assume some of the responsibilities and costs, local government can lower its expenses and provide property tax relief, ... How ... [visit site]

The Guardian Councils welcome public health role but fear GPs will ignore them Public Finance Local government would also be given a role overseeing local NHS strategy and partnership working between the health agencies and other local bodies. ... NHS ... [visit site]

Citizens' forum slaps legal notice on government Express Buzz The proposed illegal entry of NCC into the site with the support of the local government officials is intended to frustrate the proceedings before the ... and more » [visit site]

New law to shake up local government News Wales A new law to shake up the way local councils across Wales are run is being proposed by the Welsh Government. The Local Government (Wales) Measure proposes ... Welsh Local Government ... [visit site]

Forbes Local Government And The Wireless Revolution Forbes Here's what local government can do to help. President Barack Obama wants to accelerate adoption of wireless broadband in the US Last month he announced ... [visit site]