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Local governments are administrative offices of an area smaller than a state or province. The term is used to contrast with offices at nation-state level, which are referred to as the central government, national government, or (where appropriate) federal government.
In modern nations, local governments usually have less powers than national governments do. They usually have some power to raise taxes, though these may be limited by central legislation. In some countries local government is partly or wholly funded by subventions from central government taxation. The question of Municipal Autonomy - which powers the local government has, or should have, and why - is a key question of public administration and governance.
The institutions of local government vary greatly between countries, and even where similar arrangements exist, the terminology often varies. Common names for local government entities include state, province, region, department, county, prefecture, district, city, township, town, borough, parish, municipality, shire and village. However all these names are often used informally in countries where they do not describe a legal local government entity.
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Antonia Juhasz: 'Tyranny of Oil' Is A Grave Threat
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 09:40:00 -0400
A fellow at Oil Change International and at the Institute for Policy Studies, she argues that the oil industry's grip on policy and government has never been stronger. She documents her concerns — and argues for remedies — in a new book.
McCain Hopes To Shine In Town Hall-Style Debate
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:55:00 -0400
The presidential election is exactly one month away, and Republican John McCain appears to be behind in the polls. Surveys suggest that Democrat Barack Obama is approaching the 270 Electoral College votes needed for victory. The two candidates will meet Tuesday in Nashville, Tenn., for a town hall-style debate.
Candidates Mine For Rural Votes In Nevada
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 08:54:00 -0400
Nevada is one of several states still up for grabs. Republican voters in the state's rural counties are enthusiastic about Republican presidential nominee John McCain. But Democrat-run voter registration drives are gaining ground in urban areas like Las Vegas. Neither campaign is taking the state for granted.
County Magazine - Serving city and county officials with monthly features about local government issues, trends, products and services.
Cities Online - Directory of municipal home pages provided by the US Council of Mayors.
General Code Publishers Corp. - Municipal codification and document management systems.
Meta Description: [ General Code: municipal codification, document management solutions powered by Laserfiche,municipal codes on the Internet,supplementation of ordinances,minutes indexing,scanning services,document imaging software,building, planning and zoning software. ]
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Governments of the 100 Most Populous U.S. Cities - Links to the official websites of the 100 largest cities in the United States along with links to biographies of their mayors.
Meta Description: [ List of links the the official sites of the 100 most populous American cites. ]
LGov.org - Local government information technology professionals share and exchange information
Municipal Code Corporation - Over 500 municipal codes listed by state.
Meta Description: [ Municipal Code Corporation is a firm which has over 50 years experience codifying and supplementing ordinances for municipalities. Additionally, MCC hosts ordinances online and distributes codes of ordinance to constituents of municipalities among a host of other services and products. ]
Municipal Codes Online - Links to city and county codes and ordinances around the United States. Produced and maintained by the Seattle Public Library.
Municipal Trends - Find out what activists, members of the real estate community, and local and state governments are doing to control growth in cities and counties across the United States.
Municipal Web Services - Provides municipal organizations with website development, hosting and marketing services, and specialize in Internet consulting, city and county websites and economic development web sites.
Municipity! - The internet guide to municipal issues and trends.
Meta Description: [ News and issues relating to local government, municipal trends and cities in the U.S. ]
Muninet Guide and Review - Municipal website directory and newsletter designed for city, village county and other civic officials providing information on web sites in over 40 categories of local government related websites.
Meta Description: [ An online guide and directory to web sites for state, county and local governments and other municipal services ]
NewsDirectory.com: City Governments - Links to roughly two thousand US city government web sites, sorted by state.
NewsDirectory.com: County Governments - Links to hundreds of web sites for US counties, sorted by state.
Ordinance.com - Fee-based service providing access to land use ordinances, zoning maps, applications, checklists, design guides, listed by state, and searchable. Designed for site planning, and the legal and design professional. AutoCad compatible maps.
Meta Description: [ ordinance.com is your single source for accurate and up to date zoning and land use information. Including zoning ordinances, zoning maps, subdivision regulations and checklists., Fireworks Splice HTML, Fireworks Splice HTML ]
Public Technology, Inc. - Non-profit technology research and development organization representing local governments.
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Where To Do Research: Top 100 U.S. County Governments - Links to the official websites of the 100 most populous counties in the United States that have county governments
Meta Description: [ List of links to the official websites of the 100 most populous American counties. ]
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