Bismarck, N.D., considering what’s next for civic center 4th August 2006 Officials in Bismarck, N.D., are trying to decide what to do next to improve the city’s civic center as part of a contract with a company that plans to build a high-rise hotel near the center.
Contract awarded for 9/11 memorial 4th August 2006 New York’s Port Authority and the World Trade Center Memorial Foundation have awarded the first big contract for the construction of the 9/11 Memorial.
Former Big Dig safety official admits to publicizing memo 4th August 2006 The former safety official for Boston’s Big Dig has admitted that he sent The Boston Globe a copy of a memo he claims he wrote in 1999 to Big Dig contractors warning of the possibility of a ceiling collaps
Pot proponents sue Seattle 2nd August 2006 The organizers of Seattle’s Hempfest, a festival promoting the legalization of marijuana, are suing the city and the Seattle Art Museum
Audit finds fault with Hawaii County recycling program 2nd August 2006 Hawaii County officials are pleased with the thoroughness of an audit into the county’s recycling programs, but the results have them concerned
New Orleans corruption trial postponed 2nd August 2006 The trial has been postponed for four New Orleans men charged with taking $1 million from an $81 million energy-efficiency contract signed by former Mayor Marc Morial
Officials question results of dual investigations in California land sale, jail purchase 2nd August 2006 Officials in San Bernardino County, Calif., are challenging the results of two inquiries that found apparent wrong-doing in the county’s purchase of a new jail and a sale of surplus land
Islip, N.Y., official pleads guilty to approving illegal airport construction 2nd August 2006 The former town engineer and deputy planning commissioner of Islip, N.Y., has pleaded guilty to charges related to an ongoing investigation into construction at the town’s airport
Feds push efforts to house the homeless 1st August 2006 In 2002, President Bush called on government leaders to help end chronic homelessness in 10 years and appointed Philip Mangano as executive director of
A heated debate 1st August 2006 As heat waves rolled across the country this summer and Al Gore’s movie An Inconvenient Truth hit theaters, talk of global warming grew common. American
Young Leaders Episode 4 – Cyril Jefferson – City Councilman, High Point, North Carolina 13th October 2020