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Dec. 5 is deadline for green space grant program
USCM will award five cities $25,000 grants apiece. ...
One day; two major ‘Occupy’ camps shut down (with related video)
Wednesday became a day of reckoning for Occupy protesters who had been camped for nearly two months near city halls in both Los Angeles and Philadelphia. ...
Contest offers free website redesign
Winners will be determined by a number of factors, including community need and the age of the local governments’ current websites. ...
Reader's Digest offers cities grants
Contest offers towns and cities the chance to win up to $50,000 for improvements....
Los Angeles gets stricter on dog barking
Los Angeles is getting tougher on the owners of barking dogs....
Department of Justice sues Utah over immigration
The Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Utah to block immigration law HB 497, claiming that several of the provisions are preempted by federal law....
Deadline extended for America's Crown Communities awards!
We have extended the deadline for nominations to Sept. 16, 2011, for the America's Crown Communities awards. The awards recognize outstanding city and county projects that have been completed in the last year, and can include anything from information technology to water to public safety. Send in your nomination soon. Don't delay! See nomination forms for complete details.
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Editor's Viewpoint: Get your mitts off my Medicare
Rather than isolating the Medicare system for cuts and reforms, changes should be made to the entire health care system....
Viewpoint: WikiLeaks lessons for state and local governments
If not for the size and prominence of the federal bull's-eye, state and local governments might well have been among the very first victims of WikiLeaks' unauthorized disclosures....
American City & County Podcasts
Listen to American City & County's editors discuss news and trends in public policy, technology, public works and finance with local government leaders and experts.
Irving, Texas, saved millions as a result of Lean Six Sigma
Listen to City Manager Tommy Gonzalez discuss the inefficiencies in operations uncovered by Lean Six Sigma and how teamwork improved with American City & County's Contributing Editor Jennifer Grzeskowiak.
