Administration / Management Archive
Agency releases energy efficiency scorecard for states
California has the best energy efficiency record among the 50 U.S. states, according to a new report by the Washington-based American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE)....
ICMA offers tools for facilitating switch to digital TV
Now that Wilmington, N.C., has become the first metro area in the nation to make the switch from analog to digital television broadcasting, the Washington-based International City/County Management Association (ICMA) is offering its members a tool kit to help facilitate the changeover in other communities by Feb. 17....
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the Lexington, Ky.-based National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) is urging state governments to educate residents on how to protect their personal information from online predators. ...
NACo welcomes financial rescue bill
The Washington-based National Association of Counties (NACo) says the controversial financial rescue bill signed into law last week, which authorizes the U.S. Treasury Department to purchase $700 billion in troubled assets from lending institutions, contains several important priorities for the nation's 3,068 counties. ...
Associations want next U.S. president to prioritize federal-state-local partnerships
Leaders of the "Big 7" national local government associations met in Philadelphia Monday to issue a call for the next president of the United States to prioritize federal-state-local partnerships....
Portland sets the pace for sustainability
Portland, Ore., is the most sustainable city in the nation, according to San Francisco-based SustainLane's U.S. City Rankings...
Urban Land Institute prepares exhibit on future of urban design
The Washington-based Urban Land Institute (ULI) is preparing an exhibit on the future of urban design and development that will debut at ULI's Annual Fall Meeting...
Texas governor tells Hurricane Ike evacuees to stay put
Texas Gov. Rick Perry said Monday that the state is working hard to recover from Hurricane Ike, and he urges evacuees to stay where they are until the cleanup is over...
City budgets hit hard by economic downturn, according to NLC report
Many cities will have to struggle to make ends meet for the next two years, according to a report from the Washington-based National League of Cities (NLC)...
States and cities mandate "visitability" in new homes
A growing number of state and local governments are requiring builders to include features in new homes that improve their "visitability" by people of all ages, according to a report from the Washington-based AARP...
American City & County announces Local Government Summit
With increasing pressure on cities and counties to shrink budgets, American City & County has announced a free online Local Government Summit...
NACo program saves residents more than $108 million on prescription drugs
The Washington-based National Association of Counties' (NACo) Prescription Drug Discount Card Program has saved American consumers more than $108 million on 9.6 million prescriptions ...
Detroit mayor pleads guilty to felonies, agrees to resign
Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick pleaded guilty Thursday to two felony charges of obstructing justice by committing perjury and agreed to resign as mayor in two weeks, according to the Detroit Free Press...
NLC president to leave office two weeks early
Washington-based National League of Cities (NLC) President Cynthia McCollum will step down from her position two weeks early as a result of not being reelected as a Madison, Ala., City Council member...
Orlando mayor announces health initiative
On Wednesday, Orlando, Fla., Mayor Buddy Dyer announced a challenge for at least 1 million area residents to get their blood pressure checked...
CH2M HILL co-founder dies
Jim Howland, a co-founder of the Denver-based engineering and operations company CH2M HILL, died Aug. 28 at the age of 92...
Public Comment
To the editor: Not everyone is a fan I read about the award given to our King County Executive Ron Sims (Ahead of the curve, July 2008) and quite frankly...
Roll Call
OPW Fueling Components David Crouse, president of OPW Fluid Transfer Group, has been named president of the entire Cincinnati-based company. Greenhorne...
Postcards
A majority of one Angela Tuttle, a Hancock County, Tenn., nursing assistant, ran as a write-in candidate for the local constable election, winning the...
State ballot measures target abortion, anti-affirmative action and immigration
As of Tuesday, nearly 130 questions had qualified for statewide ballots nationwide, with abortion, anti-affirmative action, immigration and same-sex marriage as the hot button issues in several states...
Proposed changes to Americans with Disabilities Act could affect local governments
Some proposed changes to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) are aimed directly at state and local governments and could amend the definitions of discrimination in the use of government services and facilities...
Conference to focus on waterfront redevelopment
Bremerton, Wash., will host its first Urban Waterfront Revitalization Conference from Sept. 10-12 at the Kitsap Conference Center...
Public-private partnerships save money, report says
Partnerships between governments and private companies are effectively saving taxpayers millions of dollars, according to the 22nd Annual Privatization Report from the Los Angeles-based Reason Foundation...
Alliance for Innovation seeks presentations for conference
The Phoenix-based Alliance for Innovation is asking local governments to submit presentation ideas for its 15th Annual TLG Conference...
Santa Monica Library launches mural Web site
The Santa Monica, Calif., Public Library has launched a Web site dedicated to the "Library Mural," by Stanton Macdonald-Wright, which is currently on display in the library...
