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Cities announce opposition, intent to sue FCC over new 5G rules

04 Oct 2018

New federal rules governing 5G infrastructure are angering city leaders, prompting them to...

Agencies help residents register to vote on National Voter Registration Day

03 Oct 2018

Local government agencies across the nation observed National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday,...

Reading City Council explores investigation into controversial personnel decisions

01 Oct 2018

The Reading, Pa., City Council has adopted a resolution to get legal advice on hiring an...

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Industry Insights: Metering

Q&A with John Fillinger, director of utility marketing for Badger Meter, the only independent U.S. water meter manufacturer.

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Cities announce opposition, intent to sue FCC over new 5G rules

New federal rules governing 5G infrastructure are angering city leaders, prompting them to initiate legal action. On Sept. 26, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) passed new rules that limit cities’ ability to regulate 5G infrastructure, according to the New York Times. The FCC’s new rules impose 60- to 90-day deadlines on local governments to approve or […]

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Agencies help residents register to vote on National Voter Registration Day

Local government agencies across the nation observed National Voter Registration Day on Tuesday, Sept. 25, not only encouraging residents to register to vote, but helping them do it, too. On Sept. 26, the Bastrop County (Texas) Elections Department held its third annual voter registration drive to help residents conveniently register to vote, the Austin American […]

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Reading City Council explores investigation into controversial personnel decisions

The Reading, Pa., City Council has adopted a resolution to get legal advice on hiring an independent counsel to investigate a series of public personnel decisions that the mayor made without disclosing why. The move stems from a series of city employee firings or resignations that occurred over a 10-day span, according to the Reading […]

U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Deputy Commissioner Ronald D. Vitiello meets with students from American University during an informal session titled "Coffee with a Cop" to discuss the mission of CBP and to field questions from the students on border security at CBP headquarters in Washington, D.C., October 4, 2017. U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Glenn Fawcett.

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‘Coffee with a Cop’ events bring residents closer to local law enforcement

Multiple police departments across the country are celebrating Coffee with a Cop to improve relations with the residents they serve. The Hawthorne, Calif. Police Department launched the event in 2011 after brainstorming ways to interact better with the public they served, according to the Coffee with A Cop website. Seven years later, Coffee with a […]

Hurricane Florence as seen from the International Space Station. Image via Wikimedia Commons.

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Florence-battered communities face other dangers besides weather-borne destruction

As Hurricane Florence has battered parts of the southeast coast of the U.S., officials across multiple states have reported damage to their communities and ongoing dangers they face. “Our city has suffered obviously one of the most devastating storms in its 308 year history,” New Bern, N.C. city manager Mark Stephens said at a Sept. […]

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Update: Louisiana mayor reverses decision on Nike gear ban in recreation facilities

UPDATE: On Sept. 12, Kenner, La., Mayor Ben Zahn announced at a news conference that he is withdrawing his order that banned the city’s recreation department from purchasing Nike products to use at its facilities, according to the Associated Press. Zahn said he took this action based on the city attorney’s advice. “That memorandum divided our city and placed Kenner […]

An entrance to the WTC Cortlandt station. Image by Mtattrain | Wikimedia Commons.

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New York subway station damaged in 9/11 attacks opens just before 17th anniversary

New York City’s Cortlandt Street subway station was finally reopened 17 years after it was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on September 11. Located beneath the World Trade Center, the Cortlandt Street station on New York’s No. 1 subway line was once a heavily used station, CBS reports. But as the twin towers fell on September 11, […]

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Cities nationwide push to lower voting age to 16

In upcoming elections, voters in multiple cities may start seeing a lot more younger people at polling places. That’s because several American cities either have legislation on the table to lower the voting age in their jurisdictions to 16, or they’ve already passed such legislation. Golden, Colo., is the latest city to consider the idea. […]

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Through grants, food companies help cities ride the gravy train

Over the past month, several cities have received funding from an unlikely source: food companies. The companies have not asked these cities for much, either. Mayo, Fla., temporarily changed its name to Miracle Whip to receive $25,000 in beautification funds from Kraft Heinz, which owns the mayonnaise substitute, according to USA Today. The city revealed the name […]

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Cities announce opposition, intent to sue FCC over new 5G rules

Agencies help residents register to vote on National Voter Registration Day

Reading City Council explores investigation into controversial personnel decisions

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Industry Insights: Metering

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Cities announce opposition, intent to sue FCC over new 5G rules

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Agencies help residents register to vote on National Voter Registration Day

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Reading City Council explores investigation into controversial personnel decisions

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‘Coffee with a Cop’ events bring residents closer to local law enforcement

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Florence-battered communities face other dangers besides weather-borne destruction

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Update: Louisiana mayor reverses decision on Nike gear ban in recreation facilities

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New York subway station damaged in 9/11 attacks opens just before 17th anniversary

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Cities nationwide push to lower voting age to 16

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Through grants, food companies help cities ride the gravy train

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