U.S. Government Should Insure Municipal Bonds, Bloomberg Says
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government should insure municipal bonds to promote job growth and help repair the nation?s tax-free credit market, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today.

Municipal transport authority by 2009
The Cape's municipal public transport authority will be up and running to manage rail, bus and minibus taxi services.

Municipal transport authority by 2009
The city of Cape Town plans to have a municipal public transport authority up and running by the end of 2009 to manage and co-ordinate the provision of rail, bus and minibus taxi services in the city.

Government jobs could be next
Cities and counties around Ohio are planning to shed government workers as falling tax revenue squeezes their budgets.

Takin' It to City Halls and Statehouses, Not Just to the DC Streets
The Next Fifty-State Strategy? One impact of this deepening recession which is largely hidden because it is spread out and distributed across the land is a wave of budget crises swamping nearly every state government and every municipal government in the country.

Government Workers Face Budget Crunch All Over Ohio
Cities and counties around Ohio are planning to shed government workers as falling tax revenues squeeze their budgets.

24 foreign-funded projects worth over US $2.1 billion signed in Shanghai
Twenty four foreign-funded projects worth a total investment of US $2.168 billion were signed in Shanghai on December 4. Even under the intensifying international financial crisis, numerous foreign business people still have confidence in the Shanghai and Chinese market. According to Sha Hailin, deputy secretary general of the Municipal Government of Shanghai and director general of Shanghai ...

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.

Zille pushes to start city's transport entity
Cape Town Mayor Helen Zille says the city will press ahead with a recommendation that it form its own municipal entity to manage public transport in the city, sidelining the provincial government.

Municipal Market?s Pending Bond Offerings Reach Six-Year High
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. state and local government borrowers seeking to push through delayed bond sales by year?s end drove a measure of pending offerings to the highest in more than six years, sending yields higher.

New York Mayor Urges Obama to Fix Municipal Bond Market
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he had advised President-elect Barack Obama?s transition team to boost U.S. economic growth by fixing the credit markets so that cities and states can resume borrowing to build infrastructure projects.

BRIDGE COMMISSION: Government veteran to run agency
A veteran administrator in municipal government has been appointed as general manager of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. L. J. (Lew) Holloway, the chief administrative officer for Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, for the past 17 years, will assume his new duties with the bridge commission Jan. 19.

San Marcos mayor among finalists for national award
Mayor Susan Narvaiz was one of five finalists chosen for the Women in Municipal Government Award, cited for leadership in several categories.

San Marcos mayor among finalists for national award
The San Marcos mayor has been recognized as one of the top women in city government. Susan Narvaiz was one of five finalists chosen for the Women in Municipal Government Leadership Award.

Revaluation delay 'class warfare' reader says
The reality of postponing property revaluation in Brick since 2005 has nothing to do with keeping property owners' taxes down. It is strictly class warfare. If Brick needs to raise $120 million through property taxes to finance the municipal government, county government, special district taxes and education, then that is all that is required.

Town administrator to retire
Bridgewater Municipal Administrator Paul Sullivan is set to retire at the end of this month, and selectmen have decided his departure affords the town an opportunity to study the way town government operates and whether changes need to be made. Board members are negotiating with Medway resident Jeffrey Ritter, who has considerable municipal experience, for the position of interim municipal ...

Mozambique: Renamo Brings Fraud Claims to Parliament
Maputo ? What was supposed to be a session in which members of the Mozambican government answered questions from deputies in the country's parliament, the Assembly of the Republic, on Thursday degenerated into claims by the former rebel movement Renamo that the ruling Frelimo Party had committed massive fraud in the 19 November municipal elections.

Shanghai welcomes more int'l companies to set up regional headquarters
The Shanghai municipal government is looking to attract more international companies to set up regional headquarters in the city, an official said on Thursday. New policies, involving governmental subsidies, capital management, and minimum registered capital, will be announced soon, said Sha Hailin, head of the business affairs commission of the municipal government. The municipal government ...

Kibungan can find sayote selling area in LT: mayor
KIBUNGAN'S initiative in product labeling may not get promotion if the Municipal Government doesn't have anywhere to sell its produce.

Municipal Upgrades by S&P Show Inappropriate Scale (Update1)
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Between 2005 and 2008, Pigeon , Michigan?s unreserved general fund balance fell 29 percent and debt per capita rose 18 percent. That didn?t stop Standard & Poor?s from increasing the village?s credit rating by three levels in September.