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Wiesbaden city has reinitiated its international internship program for young employees, a project initially started in 2018, after a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic. The program, part of the "Up and away - Wiesbaden trainees Abroad" project funded by Erasmus +, aims to provide 100 young city employees
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The City Council of Chicago passed the 2022 Chicago Energy Transformation Code, making it one of the first major U.S. cities to adopt and exceed the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC), a widely used model code. This new code aims to reduce the city'
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The COVID-19 pandemic revealed a pressing need in the Boise community: access to food. Local partners, including restaurants and food suppliers, quickly stepped in to provide essential support. Now, the City of Boise is building on this momentum by issuing a grant application to further bolster food security. The $1.
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Colorado Springs resident and small-business owner Andrew Dalby has thrown his hat into the ring for the upcoming mayoral election, promising to prioritize public safety, roads, and parks. Dalby is one of six candidates vying for the position, which will be left vacant by term-limited Mayor John Suthers in April.
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Eleven mayors and council leaders from across the UK, including those from Leeds, Greater Manchester, and Liverpool, have warned the new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, that councils need urgent help to prevent more people from struggling this winter. The group, representing local and combined authorities that are members of the
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New York Mayor Eric Adams presented the city's adopted budget plan, highlighting a record-breaking level of reserves, significant investments in public services, and a commitment to reducing headcount and achieving savings. The plan aims to promote economic recovery, build budget reserves, and achieve budget savings, using resources efficiently
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The recent actions of Louisiana's Republican attorney general, Jeff Landry, reveal a disturbing trend within the pro-life movement. He withheld $39 million from the city of New Orleans to punish the local government for not enforcing the state's new abortion law, despite there being no abortion
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Clarke Martin, a former mayor and serving councillor, is set to run as an independent for the seat of Sandringham in the upcoming Victorian election. Backed by the Bayside Independent group, a splinter from the Voices of Goldstein, Martin aims to challenge Liberal party MP Brad Rowswell, who holds the
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The city of Murfreesboro, Tennessee has authorized a federal lawsuit against Republic Services, Inc., BFI Waste Services of Tennessee, LLC, and Republic Services of Tennessee, LLC, alleging ongoing environmental issues at the Middle Point Landfill. The lawsuit claims that the defendants have been releasing noxious odorous gases and toxic landfill
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As part of a nearly decade-long effort to address sewer overflows and localized flooding in Southeast Atlanta, Mayor Andre Dickens has announced final agreements that will allow a critical sewer infrastructure capacity relief project in the Peoplestown neighborhood to be constructed. The Atlanta City Council has unanimously authorized the settlement
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Governor Kathy Hochul and Mount Vernon Mayor Shawyn Patterson-Howard announced the approval of $6 million in State-funded contracts to address the city's decaying water and wastewater infrastructure. The contracts are the first approved under the State's historic $150 million investment to address the City's
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Salmon Arm City Council has agreed to send a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly urging Canada to make nuclear arms control and disarmament a national priority. This decision comes after local resident Anne Morris wrote to council on behalf of KAIROS-Salmon Arm, expressing
