City Hopes to Fill Key Position: Council Cut Funding for Salary
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By Ryan Lafontaine, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Jun. 2--GULFPORT -- For most cities, crafting an astute public message is so vital a position such as public information officer would rarely be vacant for more than a few days.
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By Lane Filler, Herald-Journal, Spartanburg, S.C.  Dec. 12--City Council approved two visions Monday night that could affect  Spartanburg's quality of life in years to come.
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The New York mayor has two years left in office, and he says he plans to spend his retirement as a philanthropist, doling out the billions he made as a tech executive. But he might have another job in mind, too.
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Social services could bear the brunt of cutbacks as an under-fire council looks to put right its education service.
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By Hannah Mitchell, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Sep. 15--HICKORY -- City Council members may have come up with a compromise to protect homes from business encroachment without stifling development.
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A decision by the state&#39;s tightfisted finance director to step down has fueled speculation inside the Capitol about a possible shift on spending issues by Gov.
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The government is considering a reduction in the current number of  district councils from 26 to seven.
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By Peter Callaghan, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 24--Members of the Tacoma City Council's public safety committee were sympathetic toward the local firefighters union and its Fill The Boot campaign.
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Local people in England will have a direct say in how council budgets are spent under new government plans.
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City Councilman-elect and former mayor Marion Barry could soon be one of the people steering Metro, the capital area's cash-strapped transit agency.
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Private ferry operators need public-funding lifelines to stay afloat, City Council officials warned yesterday. Alarmed by service cutbacks announced recently by the financially troubled NY
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With New Orleans still waiting for an infusion of federal cash and a rebuilding plan, the mercurial reelected  mayor has   his work cut out for him.
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By Jim Provance, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio  Jun. 23--COLUMBUS -- A legislative panel fashioning a compromise state budget is negotiating changes to Gov.
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The City of Boston said yesterday that it will rely on $1 million in linkage funds to finance more job training programs for low- and middle-income men, and weekend training for workers -- men and women -- seeking to escape low-wage, dead-end jobs.
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By Melissa M. Scallan, The Sun Herald, Biloxi, Miss.  Sep. 11--LONG BEACH -- Joe DeFazio, who was removed from the Planning Commission last week by the Board of Aldermen, disputes claims that he solicited funds to pay for a lawsuit and hopes the board will reconsider its action.
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WASHINGTON -- Mayor Tony Williams said Thursday he&#39;s optimistic the city can meet its deadline for a baseball deal. Williams said his team is working to pull together private financing to show Council Chair Linda Cropp that he&#39;s serious.
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By Katy Stech, The Post and Courier, Charleston, S.C.  Dec. 18--Newly released numbers show that Charleston's working wages fall  below what's needed to pay the rent.