Governments' Lighter Side

It may be the season of giving, but drivers in Prosper, Texas, were probably still surprised when they received gift cards instead of traffic tickets from police officers earlier this month.

Article

Candidate vies to become the top cat (with related video)

Commentary

Long way home: Sanitation crew finds woman’s flushed necklace

Article

Pigs on police cars: Just laugh it off, some Vermonters say

Article

Pigs on police cars? Inmates pull a fast one on police

Commuter tales: New babies, drunk drivers

In this court, puppets rule

Call the fashion police

Mayors wager their pride

New York cats get a paw up (with related video)

Police department rewards ‘nice’ drivers this season

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The Secret Ingredient to Local Government Employee Retention

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Digital Property Tax Collection: Tales from the Trenches of Modernization

Podcast

Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina

Young Leaders Episode 3 – Shannon Hardin – City Council President, Columbus, Ohio

Young Leaders Episode 2 – Christian Williams – Development Services Planner, Goodyear, Ariz.

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