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Online Activity Grows

Online Activity Grows An amazing 69 percent of U.S. adults are now online Anew Harris Poll finds that the Internet continues to become more useful and

Site Puts Weather Data at Public Works’ Fingertips

Site Puts Weather Data at Public Works’ Fingertips AccuWeather.com (www.accuweather.com) announced that it has launched a Web site which will serve as

Flawed Budget for 2005 Would Fail Hometown America

Flawed Budget for 2005 Would Fail Hometown America The proposed Bush budget for 2005 is “a flawed budget that fails to keep our communities strong, says

Proposed Homeland Security Budget Covers Skies, Waterways, and Nation

Proposed Homeland Security Budget Covers Skies, Waterways, and Nation The Department of Homeland Security’s budget exhibits the Administration’s continuing

Security Experts Urge U.S. To Abandon Internet Voting Plan

Security Experts Urge U.S. To Abandon Internet Voting Plan Afederally funded online absentee voting system scheduled to debut in less than two weeks has

Mixed Prospects for States in Election-Year Congress

Mixed Prospects for States in Election Year Congress Prospects are good that Congress will send more transportation dollars to states this election year

Need a Laugh? State Laws Books Offer Comic Relief

Need a laugh? State law books offer comic relief Don’t mispronounce the name of the state of Arkansas. It’s AR-kin-saw by state law. The legislature established

Baltimore Celebrates Customer Service Milestone

Baltimore Celebrates Customer Service Request Milestone The City of Baltimore, MD, announced that Baltimore’s Department of Public Works’ Bureau of Solid

New Year Rings in Statutes

New Year Rings in New Statutes The arrival of the new year means no more smoking in Maine bars, higher ticket prices for glitzy Las Vegas shows, and a

Common Sense

A Walk on the Other Side The frustrations of contracting with government With over 25 years as a public procurement professional in federal, state, and

Online Activity Grows

Site Puts Weather Data at Public Works’ Fingertips

Flawed Budget for 2005 Would Fail Hometown America

Proposed Homeland Security Budget Covers Skies, Waterways, and Nation

Security Experts Urge U.S. To Abandon Internet Voting Plan

Mixed Prospects for States in Election-Year Congress

Need a Laugh? State Laws Books Offer Comic Relief

Baltimore Celebrates Customer Service Milestone

New Year Rings in Statutes

Common Sense

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