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 ...

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.

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.

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.

Chile offers striking workers a 9.5 percent raise
The government of Chile has offered nearly half a million striking municipal workers a 9.5 percent wage increase and the Congress is expected to vote on it Thursday, officials said.

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.

Economy, housing dominate municipal meeting
The state's dismal financial situation and new affordable housing regulations were the dominant topics at two sessions local government officials had with key players in the Corzine administration and Legislature Wednesday.

Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) to continue with octroi collection
Kolhapur, Nov 20 : The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC), in it's general body meeting today, adopted a resolution to continue with octroi duty collection instead of cess duty.

Corzine talks to town leaders about spending less
Squeezed government finance is expected to be the major theme of an address today to municipal officials by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine. About 900 local government leaders will be in the audience as Corzine delivers the keynote address at...

Beijing Rules Out Vehicle Number Control Measures
Shanghai, November 20, 2008: (Gasgoo.com) The Beijing city government has decided not to restrict the vehicle number, purchases and license plates while seeking solutions to the traffic jam, announced by Wang Haiping, vice director of Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform yesterday, according to xinhuanet.com.

Former intern takes township's reins
Jan Dell, West Manchester Township's manager, gave a 20-year-old York College student a start in municipal government when he hired Kelly Kelch as an intern.

Senior CPC official to visit South Africa, Britain
Liu Qi, member of the Political Bureau of the Communalist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and secretary of the Beijing municipal committee of CPC, left for a visits to South Africa and Britain on Thursday afternoon. Liu will visit the above two countries at the invitation of the African National Congress of South Africa and the British government. Liu, also head of the Beijing Olympic ...

Blue print for municipal bonds on the drawing board
The government, through the assistance of the World Bank has commissioned a foreign consultant to help prepare an outline for the possible introduction of municipal bonds in Tanzania as soon as possible.

Beijing not to control total number of vehicles
Wang Haiping, deputy director of the Beijing Municipal Commission of Development and Reform, said on November 19 that the municipal government will not take measures such as controlling the total number of vehicles, restricting residents' purchases of automobiles and restricting issuing license plates to ease Beijing's traffic problems. Wang said Beijing will put major efforts to develop rail ...

Beijing home to two new API innovation alliances
Shanghai. November 20. INTERFAX-CHINA - Two active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) innovation alliances have been set up in Beijing, the Shijiazhuang municipal government announced on Nov. 19.

Merafong municipal submissions now open
Submissions to the Municipal Demarcation Board regarding the re-determination of municipal boundaries in the North West have been opened to the public.

Mozambique: Voting Begins in Municipal Elections
Voting began on time in polling stations across Maputo on Wednesday in Mozambique's third municipal elections.

Merafong municipal submissions now open
Submissions to the Municipal Demarcation Board over the re-determination of municipal boundaries in the North West were now open to the public, the board announced on Wednesday.

Shanghai govt boosts stimulus plan
SHANGHAI: The municipal government here will launch a 160-billion-yuan ($23.4 billion) economic stimulus package, adding to the 500-billion-yuan plan introduced last Friday to boost the slowing economy, officials have said.

Shanghai govt boosts stimulus plan
Shanghai municipal government will launch a 160-billion-yuan ($23.4 billion) economic stimulus package, adding to the 500-billion-yuan plan introduced last Friday to boost the slowing economy, officials have said.