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• Why is Yavapai County Attorney Sheila Polk publicly criticizing the prosecution of Supervisors Wilcox and Stapley?

  
  Sonoran Alliance — Authority: 447
  A m e r i c a n P o s t – G a z e t t e Distributed by C O M M O N S E N S E , in Arizona January 6, 2010 She thinks there needs to be a good ole boy network that relaxes the law when it comes to powerful people, so they can help each other out in return, like get each other ...
  4 hours ago

• Broward web site unfriendly to Mac users

  
  Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs — Authority: 448
  In the “I’m-a-Mac-and-I’m-a-PC" world, count Broward County government as on the PC side of the equation. Broward is the frumpily-dressed, overweight PC guy, not the sharply-dressed, svelte Mac dude. That’s what County Commissioner Stacy Ritter found out recently when stuck at home sick in mid-December. Too ...
  6 hours ago

• John Crawford for City Council, er Mayor, er….?

  
  ~ Angry White Boy ~ — Authority: 137
  By Jim Sack Well, John Crawford. He offered his support to me when I fought the changes to Calhoun Street, so our last contact was as allies. I also was a strong supporter of a downtown ballpark, so he voted as I probably would have, and I loath smoking, so I have only a few qualms about his effort to force health ...
  7 hours ago

• Joe Dunn Proposes Transparency for OC Lobbyists

  
  Friends For Fullerton's Future — Authority: 134
  Former State Senator Joe Dunn has submitted a proposal to the OC Board of Supervisors that would register and track the activities of lobbyists at the County, as reported in the OC Reg by Jennifer Muir. In the article Dunn is careful to point out that his mission is to restore faith in government rather than to ...
  13 hours ago

• County Lobbyists’ Days Numbered?

  
  Orange Juice — Authority: 502
  A fact of life of county government here is that a clique of local lobbyists, some former aides to Supervisors or former Supervisors themselves, makes a good living by serving as hired guns for special interests in order to influence the vote of the Board of Supervisors. According to a story in the Orange County [...]
  14 hours ago

• Caronies Seek Supervisor Endorsement for the Next Mike Carona

  
  Friends For Fullerton's Future — Authority: 134
  OCCCWS just issued an “ Action Alert ” asking its members to pester OC Supervisors Chris Norby, Patricia Bates and Bill Campbell to endorse their candidate for OC Sheriff, Craig Hunter. Standard PAC activity, for sure. But this is no ordinary PAC. If you remember a few posts back, we talked about how OCCCWS is ...
  20 hours ago

• Heavy snowfall drains Des Moines budget

  
  Des Moines Register — Authority: 690
  Harsh winter weather has hit the city of Des Moines with the last thing it needs right now: Another budget problem.
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• Some may need to re-file homestead applications

  
  Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs — Authority: 448
  Some Broward residents may have to resubmit homestead applications because of computer problems this week at the Property Appraisers Office. The office estimates the number is less than 100. The agency experienced a service interruption and lost applications that may have been filed online Monday between 2 a.m. and ...
  1 day ago

• Council Sets the Stage…

  
  ~ Angry White Boy ~ — Authority: 137
  By Jim Sack It was a fresh start last night, all smiles, laughter, joking. City council had not been in session for three weeks and members greeted each other as old friends, almost like a class reunion. The affable Sandy Kennedy, our city clerk, gaveled down the meeting which was held primarily to elect a new ...
  1 day ago

• A cup of Joe: County mayors Coffee and Conversation gets perking

  
  Memphis Commercial Appeal Stories — Authority: 543
  If youve ever wanted to meet Interim Shelby County Mayor Joe Ford without an appointment, youll have several chances to do it over the next few weeks. But you have to get up early.
  1 day ago

• Legislators begin to consider county government ethics

  
  Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs — Authority: 448
  A handful of Broward legislators began considering legislation Tuesday evening to tighten ethics requirements for county government.Only eight of the Broward Legislative Delegation’s 25 members were on hand for the discussion at the end of a delegation hearing.The legislators, all Democrats, listened to a pitch from ...
  1 day ago

• Proposed legislation to create independent inspector general

  
  Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs — Authority: 448
  Here is an early draft of a proposal the Broward Legislative Delegation is scheduled to begin discussion at a Tuesday afternoon hearing.The delegion meeting begins at 4 p.m. at the Health Professions Building at Nova Southeastern University, 3200 S. University Drive, Davie. State Rep. Ellyn Bogdanoff, R-Fort ...
  2 days ago

• Legislators to consider tough new inspector general for county government

  
  Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs — Authority: 448
  Broward’s state legislative delegation will begin considering legislation to create a tough new inspector general’s position to act as a corruption cop examining county government, and possibly city governments and school boards.They’ll take up the issue Tuesday afternoon at the request of a Broward County panel ...
  2 days ago

• Arizona $37 billion in Debt Despite Constitutional Debt Limits

  
  Sonoran Alliance — Authority: 447
  Goldwater Institute Press Release Phoenix–On January 1, millions of Americans resolved to get out of debt. A new report from the Goldwater Institute shows that state and local governments need to join the crowd. The State of Arizona has taken on an unprecedented amount of debt, $6.3 billion, despite a strict debt ...
  2 days ago

• Hislops Supporters

  
  Fred's Humboldt Blog — Authority: 129
  Did anyone attend Mike Hislops official announcement for his candidacy in the Sheriffs race yesterday? The Times- Standard story mentions "several dozen supporters", but Im wondering if there were really several dozen people there? The only picture shown is that of Hislop and Gallegos. Dont the media usually ...
  2 days ago

• I am in love with an orange truck and the Cowboy and Miss Sadie are pretty fond of it, too

  
  Torch Lake Views — Authority: 432
  You may recall that I wondered where all our snow was, given the dire predictions of at least ten inches of the stuff late last week. For a time I thought it had been misdirected to the north of England, but in due course it was delivered to Torch Lake Township, just in time to make it difficult to go to the day job ...
  2 days ago

• City Council swearing in ceremony set

  
  Des Moines Register Staff Blogs Des Moines City Hall & Polk County Government — Authority: 120
  The swearing in ceremony for Des Moines City Council members Halley Griess, Christine Hensley and Skip Moore will be held at 4 p.m. Jan 11 at City Hall, 400 Robert D. Ray Drive. Griess last month defeated long-time Councilman Tom Vlassis to represent Ward 1 on the city’s northwest side. Ward 3 Councilwoman Hensley ...
  3 days ago

• Hockensmith elected to lead Polk County Board of Supervisors

  
  Des Moines Register Staff Blogs Des Moines City Hall & Polk County Government — Authority: 120
  Democrat Tom Hockensmith today was elected 2010 chairman of the Polk County Board of Supervisors. John Mauro, also a Democrat, was chosen to serve as the board’s vice chairman. Each man was elected on a 5-0 vote. Hockensmith will take over the board’s leadership from Democrat Angela Connolly, who served as ...
  3 days ago

• Broward residents could see big savings from garbage deal, but should the windfall be even bigger?

  
  Broward Politics | Sun Sentinel Blogs — Authority: 448
  Residents across much of Broward County could see garbage disposal fees drop by up to a third this year as a result of a new deal to operate the area’s two trash incinerators. The county and the 26 cities that send their garbage to Waste Management’s waste-to-energy plants would save $44 million a year as well as ...
  3 days ago

• [Column] County budget fix: Hope for the best

  
  Ron's Rants — Authority: 117
  Allen County appearing to be past its last fiscal emergency, the commissioners seem intent on creating a new one. The commissioners last week were finalizing the 2010 budget, trying to find enough money so the county would have $2 million to carry over into 2011. To get there, county offices have furloughed workers - ...
  4 days ago

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