June 1, 2012

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Country in Crisis: Looking to America's Mayors to Rise to the Challenge

Arianna Huffington | Posted 03.18.2012

Read More: Sam Adams, Social Media, Social Innovation, Antonio Villaraigosa, Rahm Emanuel, Bob Buckhorn, Michael Bloomberg, Innovation, U.S. Conference of Mayors, Corey Booker, Mayors, Vincent Gray, Local Governments, Code for America, State and Local Government, Local Government, Politics News

I believe the solutions the country is so desperately looking for are going to come at the local level -- from our mayors and engaged citizens working with their communities. It's our cities, not the nation's capital, that are the real idea factory of our country.

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Some Local Governments Just Saying No To Medical Pot Dispensaries

AP | GEOFF MULVIHILL | Posted 03.10.2012

Read More: Local Governments, Cannabis, Video, Marijuana, Glaucoma, National League of Cities, Aids, Marijuana Dispensaries, Medical Marijuana, Multiple Sclerosis, Cancer, Business News

More and more states are saying yes to medical marijuana. But local governments are increasingly using their laws to just say no, not in our backyard....

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Federal Government Downsizing Slowing Economic Recovery

AP | BY TOM RAUM | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Postal Service Jobs, Local Governments, Video, Unemployment, State Governments, Economic Policy Institute, Great Recession, President Obama, Labor Department, Gop, Tax Revenues, Jobless, Economic Recovery, Business News

WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans have long clamored for government downsizing. They're starting to get it – by default. Crippled by ...

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Bernanke: State Governments Face 'Tough Decisions'

AP | JEANNINE AVERSA | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Federal Reserve, State Budget Woes, US Economy, Ben Bernanke, State Governments, Local Governments, Business News, Unemployment, Deficits, Business News

WASHINGTON — State and local governments will struggle with budget shortfalls even as the U.S. economy picks up speed, Federal Reserve Chairman ...

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The Clean Energy Road to 2035 Paved by the Hard Work of Local Governments

Martin Chávez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Stast of the Union, Counties, Green Jobs, Green News, Climate, President Obama, Climate Action, Los Angeles, Clean Energy, Green Energy, President Obama and Administration, Mayor Patrick Hays, Mayors, Local Governments, Epa, Energy Efficiency, County Executives, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Green Techology, State and Local Government, Sustainability, Gainesville, Cities, North Little Rock, Pegeen Hanrahan, Green News

Transforming America's energy mix to be fueled by 80 percent clean sources by 2035 will undoubtedly be a significant challenge. How challenging it will be, exactly, depends partly on the way we define "clean energy."

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Reflections on Cancún From a Local Government Perspective

Martin Chávez | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Governments, Green Climate Fund, Copenhagan Accord, India, Cities Climate Registry, cop16, Cancun Agreements, Brazil, Mayor Hays, Climate Change, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, South Africa, Global Warming, China, Green News

Now that we have the hard fought advancements of "The Cancún Agreements," it is time for the world to implement a global solution -- one where nations support the power of local action.

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Banks To Allow Local Groups To Buy Foreclosed Homes Before Speculators

AP | ALAN ZIBEL | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Nonprofits, Foreclosure Sales, Local Governments, Foreclosed Homes, Banks Foreclosure, Banks Foreclosures, Business News

WASHINGTON — Major banks are agreeing to give local governments and nonprofit groups the ability to buy foreclosed homes before they are sold to...

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Thinking About a Textile Recycling Program? What Every City Should Consider

Mattias Wallander | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Local Governments, Usagain, Used Clothing, City Planning, Recycling, Green Jobs, Recycle, Waste, Textiles, Clothes, Reducing Waste, Green News

City recycling programs can't stop at bottles and cans. There's still a lot more local leaders can do to drive down the amount of waste sent to costly landfills each year.

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