Local people given budget power
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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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Local authorities will hear how much they will receive from the Welsh Assembly Government - a key factor in deciding tax bills.
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Many vulnerable people now face eligibility tests for basic services as councils tighten budgets.
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QUEBEC (CP) - Provincial ministers in charge of local governments said Friday the new health accord signed with Ottawa gives them confidence they can also reach a new funding deal for cities and towns.
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By RACHEL RICE; OF THE NEWS STAFF  PRESQUE ISLE - When the governor signed the state's biennial budget this month, there were many appropriations in it for northern Maine.  In fact, Rep.
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PM puts community activism at heart of future vision.
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By Northwest Florida Daily News, Fort Walton Beach  Sep. 12--At last Thursday's public hearing on the Okaloosa County budget, as one citizen after another urged county commissioners to watch their spending and reduce property taxes, Commissioner Bill Roberts offered a terse reply.
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By Albany Times Union, N.Y.  Dec. 15--ALBANY -- The Elder Network of the Capital Region recently received more than $800,000 in state funding to establish sustainable, aging-prepared communities, which will serve as models to augment the state's long-term care policy reform initiatives.
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Americans have resolved to improve their fiscal lot.
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Comment is free: Isabel Hilton: Increasing numbers are speaking up against local tyrannies and corruption, and no longer can the state silence them.
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President Pervez Musharraf has once again okayed the 2005 local government elections on a non-party basis. This means that the on-going battle between the political parties controlling the provinces on the
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âGive people the vision and hold them accountable, but let them do it their own way.â
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The support from the pair means that it will be up to the Legislature to decide whether to block the proposed downsizings.
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Hundreds of local governments are unable to access money they deposited in a statewide investment pool.
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By Rachel Rice, Bangor Daily News, Maine  Jun. 19--When the governor signed the state's biennial budget this month, there were many appropriations in it for northern Maine.   In fact, Rep.
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By Conor Reilly, The News & Advance, Lynchburg, Va.  Feb. 3--RICHMOND -- A bill targeting local government's power of eminent domain passed a House subcommittee Friday.   House Joint Resolution 723, sponsored by Dels.
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Â· Analysis to identify areas of difficulty for councils  Â· Findings will feed into autumn spending round