Buy Munis, TIPs on Government Actions, Gross Says (Update3)
The recommendations build on a list of assets Gross has said will benefit from government spending aimed at curbing a global recession, after what he called a series of ?Ponzi schemes? in the economy.

Buy Munis, TIPs on Government Actions, Gross Says (Update1)
The recommendations build on a list of assets Gross has said will benefit from government spending aimed at curbing a global recession. Investors should anticipate which classes of assets the government may purchase, then buy them first, he wrote.

NYC Municipal Jobs Pay Well, Cost Even More
The average municipal worker in New York makes around $69,000 but costs taxpayers almost $107k.

Woman allegedly stole, forged Tinian Municipal checks
The Attorney General's Office has charged a woman who allegedly stole and conspired with other persons to steal and forge checks belonging to the Tinian Municipal Treasurer.

U.S. House?s Frank Says TARP Funds Should Aid Muni-Bond Issuers
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Representative Barney Frank , chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, said the second half of the government?s $700 billion financial rescue should include aid for municipal bond issuers hurt by the credit crisis.

One-stop lip service; and freeze government pay
Anticipating hard times for state government, some legislators are musing about abolishing minor commissions, particularly those that were created largely to placate special interests, to make cheap gestures of official concern, and to strike poses of political correctness -- namely, the Permanent Commission on the Status of Women, the Commission on Aging, the African-American Affairs ...

PBAP demands cut in stamp duty, opposes ready reckoner rates,
Representatives of real estate developers in Pune on Wednesday said, the government of Maharashtra and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) were jointly responsible for the unaffordable cost of residential and commercial properties as both establishments have irrationally increased the ready reckoner rates, stamp duty registration fees and various other development charges during a slowdown time.

RP government conducts exercise to prevent, be ready against bird flu By Penaflor Sapnu
ANGELES CITY, Jan. 08 (PNA) -? Not a single instance of bird flu or avian influenza (AI)has ever been recorded or confirmed in the Philippines but the Philippine government does not want to take a gambit just to keep the dreaded fowl disease out of the country.

Open government
When friends gather for a cup of coffee in Fort Dodge, their talk almost always will touch on something the city government did or didn't do. City Manager David Fierke hopes to take that kind of talk to a new level today during his inaugural session of Coffee with the City Manager. That informal gathering is billed as yet another way for citizens to stay in touch with their local officials.

Eyes on growth
Municipal, academic and industry leaders gathered Wednesday at Lakehead University to talk value-added forestry. The session was part of a series of discussions being held across the region to help the provincial government devise the Growth Plan for Northern Ontario.

Truck route on Hantsport's infrastructure shopping list
By Christy Marsters The Hants journl/NovaNewsNow.com The federal government is expected to pump more money into municipal infrastructure as the country plunges into economic recession, and this could pave the way for a great opportunity in Hantsport...

Nursing home disputes low government rating
A new government rating system for nursing homes places one Hancock County facility far behind its peers in regulatory compliance and staffing levels.

Uganda: Local Leaders Accuse IGG of Persecution
Kampala ? SOMETIME in mid 2008, a double cabin pick-up from the Inspector General of Government (IGG)'s office pulled up in the parking area of Mbale Municipal Council.

Preparation under way for China's National Day
A beautification campaign, similar to the one undertaken for the Olympic Games, is under way in Beijing in preparation for China's 60th anniversary on Oct 1, the Beijing municipal government said. Though still 10 months away, the urban landscape authority has already started preparing for arguably the largest celebration of the National Day since 1999, the government said in a release on ...

Bonds reverse their slide
Government bond prices reversed their new year's slide Thursday as investors weighed a flood of supply against a potentially sour unemployment report being released by the government on Friday.

Money Borough looks ahead
Like the Homer City Council, the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly -- and any municipal government getting state funding -- shares some nervousness over lower oil prices and subsequent declining state revenues.

BC BREAKING NEWS:
New rules in the Local Government Act that were not followed by campaign supporters during the last municipal election could land former Nanaimo politicians and the supporters themselves in hot water.

Preparation under way for China's National Day
A beautification campaign, similar to the one undertaken for the Olympic Games, is under way in Beijing in preparation for China's 60th anniversary on Oct 1, the Beijing municipal government said.

Buy munis ahead of Obama bailout, Pimco's Gross says
Debt-ridden states and local governments are poised for a bailout under the incoming Obama administration, presenting a buying opportunity for downtrodden municipal bonds, Pimco founder Bill Gross says.

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I see that the Provincial Policy Statement (PPS) has been amended again by the current Ontario government. Among other changes, the revised PPS specifies that the Ontario Municipal Board is empowered to refuse appeals by developers to rezone employment lands to residential lands.