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Apr 01 2022
News
Local Governments Added 20,000 Employees in March
Local governments in the United States added 20,000 employees in March, according to the numbers released today by the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
At the same time, overall government employment in the United States increased by only 5,000 thousand, as both the federal government and state governments decreased their number of employees during the month.
In February, local
CNSNews.com
Mar 18 2020
Opinion
Local government can mobilize us in crisis
The COVID-19 virus is presenting the biggest challenge our society has faced since the Great Depression and World War II. The baby boomer generation is now facing the first major societal challenge in our lifetime. How we respond will determine the outcomes of the impact of this terrible virus that is circulating through our population.
During the Great Depression President Franklin
Guest Writer - Center
Oct 29 2019
News
Local Governments Try to Regulate Guns With High Tax
Tacoma, Wash., could soon become one of a handful of U.S. cities to levy high taxes on gun sales, opening a new front in the battle over how much power local governments have to regulate firearms.
Washington and 44 other states ban cities and towns from making their own gun laws. But the proposed tax in Tacoma, which would collect $25 per gun sale to fund violence prevention programs,
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 25 2021
News
Billions In Federal Rental Aid Sit Unspent By Local Governments
Eight months after the federal government approved billions of dollars to help people pay their rent, more than 50 counties and cities still haven’t spent a single penny.
The numbers come from the Treasury Department’s latest data on the distribution of rental assistance, which Congress first authorized in December 2020.
Congress set aside an unprecedented $46 billion in two
HuffPost
Jul 16 2020
Headline Roundup
Gov. Kemp Orders Local Georgia Officials to Abandon Mask Mandates
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp (R) overruled facemask mandates issued by local state governments Wednesday, reportedly opting to continue strong encouragement of mask-wearing while calling requirements "unenforceable" and "a bridge too far". Kemp's previous orders to avoid mandates were dismissed in numerous localities.
Coverage from right-rated outlets focused more on Kemp's expressed
National Review
Above The Law 
NPR (Online News)
Oct 08 2012
News
Governing
Urban Institute researchers evaluate federal, state, and local government programs and policies. Early on, we pioneered performance-management techniques government agencies still use to evaluate and improve public services, from economic development to garbage collection. And now we're adapting those strategies for the nonprofit sector—at home and abroad.
Big changes in government lay
Urban Institute
May 18 2021
News
Texas governor bans local governments, schools from requiring face masks
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday issued an executive order banning local governments and schools from requiring face masks.
Local governments must abolish their mask mandates by May 21, and schools must do so by June 4, according to the executive order.
"The Lone Star state continues to defeat COVID-19 through the use of widely-available vaccines, antibody therapeutic drugs
The Hill
May 18 2021
News
Texas governor bans mask mandates by state's public schools and local governments
Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order Tuesday prohibiting state governmental entities such as counties, public school districts, public health authorities and government officials from requiring mask wearing.
"Texans, not government, should decide their best health practices, which is why masks will not be mandated by public school districts or government entities
CNN (Online News)
Aug 04 2020
News
Local governments ‘overwhelmed’ in race to trace U.S. COVID contacts
The soaring number of COVID-19 cases in the United States has far outstripped many local health departments’ ability to trace the contacts of those infected, a step critical in containing the virus’ spread.
With the pandemic claiming about a thousand American lives a day, many city and county departments say they lack the money and staff to expeditiously identify people who have been
Reuters
Jul 16 2020
Analysis
What State and Local Governments Can Learn From the Coronavirus Crisis
There's no doubt that this pandemic-induced recession is hitting states hard. But that's no reason to bail them out, especially when many failed to prepare for emergencies, which are inevitable.
States today are dealing with a huge mess because of a sudden and steep reduction in their revenues while their pandemic spending is going up. But lost in the lamenting about the states'
Reason