Shanghai to create 500,000 jobs
SHANGHAI: Creating more jobs, providing better care services to senior citizens and improving educational facilities for migrant workers' children, are some of the "10 practical projects" the city's municipal government hopes to complete in 2009, a top government official said yesterday.

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.

Treasuries Advance on Speculation U.S. Job Losses Are Worsening
Jan. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Treasury 10-year notes rose for a second day before a government report that may show the U.S. lost more than half a million jobs last month, capping the biggest collapse in employment since the end of World War II.

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.

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...

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.

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 ...

Toxic coal ash piling up in Michigan, elsewhere
WASHINGTON ? Millions of tons of toxic coal ash is piling up in power plant ponds in Michigan and 31 other states, a practice the federal government has long recognized as a risk to human health and the environment but has left unregulated.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Lunenburg officials banking on stimulus money
LUNENBURG -- Lunenburg officials are hoping to capitalize on money for municipal projects that President-elect Barack Obama has said he will include in a future stimulus package.

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.

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.

Barnegat officials to hit the road
In an attempt to bring government closer to residents in the far reaches of town, the Township Committee will host its next meeting at 5 p.m. Jan. 20 at Pinewood Estates Firehouse.