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Bury elected mayor plan rejected

bbc.co.uk     5 hrs ago   6 related          

The referendum was prompted by a petition being submitted to the council Voters in Bury have rejected plans for the borough to be run by a directly elected mayor. A referendum resulted in 15,425 voting no, and 10,338 voting...

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Anna Bawden on the public sector efficiency drive

guardian.co.uk     7 hrs ago   4 related          

'The Treasury is stubbornly clinging to the notion that more belt-tightening is what's needed.' Polls show that while people are noticing improvements in their local public services, especially health (Ipsos Mori says the...

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theargus.co.uk: Maxie, Pavilion Theatre, Brighton, July 3-5 theargus.co.uk

Academy opponents form group

theargus.co.uk     10 hrs ago          

Opponents of plans for a city academy have set up a campaign group ahead of a key council meeting. The Brighton and Hove branch of the Anti Academies Alliance formed this week. The move followed a meeting to rally opposition to...

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unison.org.uk: Kelvin Hopkins MP unison.org.uk

UNISON calls on MPs to support council staff

unison.org.uk     9 hrs ago   1 related          

Luton North MP Kelvin Hopkins (above) and Manchester Gorton representative Sir Gerald Kaufman (below) were just two of the MPs who signed their support for a fair wage rise for local government workers. pics: Steve Forrest:...

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Panel Questions State Dept. Role in Iraq Oil Deal

NYTimesBush administration officials knew that a Texas oil company with close ties to President Bush was planning to sign an oil deal with the regional Kurdistan government that ran counter to American policy and undercut...

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THE SYNAGRO SLUDGE DEAL: Mayor's adviser tied to key man in Synagro

freep.com     2 hrs ago   110 related          

The FBI is investigating a political consultant to Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick in the Synagro Technologies sludge disposal deal, the Free Press has learned. Sources said the FBI recently asked Michael Tardif -- a member of...

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Getting a new team not so easy

nwsource.com     58 mins ago   350 related          

Charlotte provides model, but Seattle's path likely tougher By GARY WASHBURN P-I REPORTER The NBA owner was despised by the public after threatening to relocate his franchise if the city did not produce a new arena at no cost...

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California CIO Announces Members of Geospatial Information Systems Task Force

California Chief Information Officer Teri Takai today announced the members of the Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) Task Force. Governor Schwarzenegger recently called for the creation of a task force to develop a statewide...

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Officials unclear on extent of gun smuggling

ctv.ca     9 hrs ago   8 related          

Updated Thu. Jul. 3 2008 4:21 PM ET The Canadian Press VANCOUVER -- Four years before his arrest last September, RCMP acting on a tip from U.S. border officers grabbed Coleman and an accomplice as they crossed into Canada on...

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Auckland regional fuel tax 'within the year'

radionz.co.nz     11 hrs ago   12 related          

Published at 6:58am on 4 July 2008 Auckland Regional Council plans to bring in a fuel tax within the year, after legislation enabling the move was passed by Parliament. The Land Transport Management Amendment Bill passed by 70...

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