Frances Beinecke: Household Trash is Managed Better Than The TVA's Coal Ash
While your municipal government does a good job of handling your trash, the Environmental Protection Agency is supposed to protect Americans from hazardous waste. Coal ash fits the bill.

RP government conducts exercise to prevent, be ready against bird flu By Penaflor Sapnu
ANGELES CITY, Jan. 08 (PNA) -? Not a single instance of bird flu or avian influenza (AI)has ever been recorded or confirmed in the Philippines but the Philippine government does not want to take a gambit just to keep the dreaded fowl disease out of the country.

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS
MONDAY, JAN. 12 Richmond City Council, begins at 3 p.m. with an informal meeting followed by a formal meeting at 6 p.m., council chambers ...

Open government
When friends gather for a cup of coffee in Fort Dodge, their talk almost always will touch on something the city government did or didn't do. City Manager David Fierke hopes to take that kind of talk to a new level today during his inaugural session of Coffee with the City Manager. That informal gathering is billed as yet another way for citizens to stay in touch with their local officials.

Eyes on growth
Municipal, academic and industry leaders gathered Wednesday at Lakehead University to talk value-added forestry. The session was part of a series of discussions being held across the region to help the provincial government devise the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario.

Truck route on Hantsport's infrastructure shopping list
By Christy Marsters The Hants journl/NovaNewsNow.com The federal government is expected to pump more money into municipal infrastructure as the country plunges into economic recession, and this could pave the way for a great opportunity in Hantsport...

Nursing home disputes low government rating
A new government rating system for nursing homes places one Hancock County facility far behind its peers in regulatory compliance and staffing levels.

Uganda: Local Leaders Accuse IGG of Persecution
Kampala ? SOMETIME in mid 2008, a double cabin pick-up from the Inspector General of Government (IGG)'s office pulled up in the parking area of Mbale Municipal Council.

Preparation under way for China's National Day
A beautification campaign, similar to the one undertaken for the Olympic Games, is under way in Beijing in preparation for China's 60th anniversary on Oct 1, the Beijing municipal government said. Though still 10 months away, the urban landscape authority has already started preparing for arguably the largest celebration of the National Day since 1999, the government said in a release on ...

Bonds steady after new year's slide
Government bond prices reversed their new year's slide Thursday as investors weighed a flood of supply against a potentially sour unemployment report being released by the government on Friday.

Redlands looks to federal government to help fund projects
REDLANDS - Intersection, storm-drain and water recycling projects may not be sexy, but city officials hope their attributes will gain them federal assistance.

Sentinel Morning Update: Municipal officials explain snow shoveling ordinances
Winter weather can cause problems for residents across Cumberland County, but it?s not just traveling on icy, snowy roads that demands special attention. Many municipalities have rules regarding what to do with the snow around sidewalks and properties.

Toxic coal ash piling up in ponds in 32 states
Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in 32 states, a practice the federal government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment but has left unregulated.

BC BREAKING NEWS:
New rules in the Local Government Act that were not followed by campaign supporters during the last municipal election could land former Nanaimo politicians and the supporters themselves in hot water.

Money Borough looks ahead
Like the Homer City Council, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly -- and any municipal government getting state funding -- shares some nervousness over lower oil prices and subsequent declining state revenues.

Mexico awards cash for worst government red-tape sagas reported
MEXICO CITY - Ana Maria Calvo has fought unsuccessfully for seven months to correct her husband's name on her child's birth certificate. When she burst into tears after standing in line for hours one day, a bureaucrat told her he didn't help crying women.

City discusses government unification, new distillery
The Americus City Council committees met Thursday to discuss many items of business, including the consolidation of the City and Sumter County governments, and a new distillery to open soon in Americus.

Gibbons to seek pay cuts
Gov. Jim Gibbons plans to include a 6 percent cut in pay for state employees, including teachers, in his proposed budget, a source in state government confirmed Thursday.

Mexico awards cash for worst government red-tape sagas reported
MEXICO CITY (AP) ? Ana Maria Calvo has fought unsuccessfully for seven months to correct her husband?s name on her child?s birth certificate.

GEMS ruling applauded by S.J. officials
Local government officials Wednesday applauded a recent federal court ruling requiring the trust in charge of cleaning up a contaminated Gloucester Township landfill to continue weekly tests for radioactive materials.