U.S. Government Should Insure Municipal Bonds, Bloomberg Says
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government should insure municipal bonds to promote job growth and help repair the nation?s tax-free credit market, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said today.

Government/Schools Town of Deerfield Board - The second Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Deerfield Municipal ...
The Adirondack Communities Advisory League - Every Tuesday at the Boonville UMC at 7 p.m. Village of Oriskany Board - The second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Village Offices, 708 Utica St. Call 736-3512.

Municipal Market?s Pending Bond Offerings Reach Six-Year High
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. state and local government borrowers seeking to push through delayed bond sales by year?s end drove a measure of pending offerings to the highest in more than six years, sending yields higher.

New York Mayor Urges Obama to Fix Municipal Bond Market
New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he had advised President-elect Barack Obama?s transition team to boost U.S. economic growth by fixing the credit markets so that cities and states can resume borrowing to build infrastructure projects.

BRIDGE COMMISSION: Government veteran to run agency
A veteran administrator in municipal government has been appointed as general manager of the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission. L. J. (Lew) Holloway, the chief administrative officer for Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, for the past 17 years, will assume his new duties with the bridge commission Jan. 19.

Town administrator to retire
Bridgewater Municipal Administrator Paul Sullivan is set to retire at the end of this month, and selectmen have decided his departure affords the town an opportunity to study the way town government operates and whether changes need to be made. Board members are negotiating with Medway resident Jeffrey Ritter, who has considerable municipal experience, for the position of interim municipal ...

Shanghai welcomes more int'l companies to set up regional headquarters
The Shanghai municipal government is looking to attract more international companies to set up regional headquarters in the city, an official said on Thursday. New policies, involving governmental subsidies, capital management, and minimum registered capital, will be announced soon, said Sha Hailin, head of the business affairs commission of the municipal government. The municipal government ...

Kibungan can find sayote selling area in LT: mayor
KIBUNGAN'S initiative in product labeling may not get promotion if the Municipal Government doesn't have anywhere to sell its produce.

Municipal Upgrades by S&P Show Inappropriate Scale (Update1)
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- Between 2005 and 2008, Pigeon , Michigan?s unreserved general fund balance fell 29 percent and debt per capita rose 18 percent. That didn?t stop Standard & Poor?s from increasing the village?s credit rating by three levels in September.

In Tomorrow's Paper
Some city politicians warn a coalition government in Ottawa could hurt an already ailing economy and put federal funding for municipal projects in jeopardy.

New move to resurrect Panaji's municipal garden
The Corporation of the City of Panaji will issue fresh tenders for the restoration of the Jardim Garcia da Orta, lying in an abandoned state ever since the Manohar Parrikar government decided to renovate it in 2004.

Tourism becomes new economic growth point in Beijing
Beijing will soon introduce 82 tourism projects with a primary investment estimate of some 78 billion yuan. Ding Xiangyang, deputy mayor of Beijing Municipal Government, said that Beijing is planning to drive the development and structural optimization of the tourism industry by leveraging on the aftermath of the Olympics. Presently, the annual added value of the tourism industry in Beijing ...

Teslin board tried to move librarian out of mould-infested building
A municipal official in Teslin, Yukon, said his village tried to move the local librarian out of a building that had been infested with black mould, but the Yukon government told them to wait.

Good report on women, children
The general development of women and children in Shanghai has been good, according to a report by the municipal government. The participation of women in decision-making, management and political issues has increased, the report said. It was released at a press conference yesterday. The report is a mid-term evaluation on the development of Shanghai's women and children during the 11th Five-Year ...

Retirement age to rise for women
The retirement age for women officials at county level and above is set to be raised from 55 to 60 next year, as part of a series of legal revisions to ensure sexual equality at work, the Beijing municipal government said yesterday. The city's legislation office began collecting public opinion on Tuesday on the planned revisions to Beijing's implementation of the Law on the Protection of Rights ...

Palestinians? Rift Prevents Gazans From Traveling to Mecca
For the first time since 1973, no Palestinians from Gaza are making the pilgrimage to Mecca this year because of a power struggle over which Palestinian government is legitimate.

Randolph town meeting backs government change
Town meeting has approved proposals that would set up a strong town manager form of government in Randolph

Municipal Meetings
Argyle Town Planning Board, Regular Meeting, Municipal Building, 7 p.m.

Retirement age to rise for women
The retirement age for women officials at county level and above is set to be raised from 55 to 60 next year, as part of a series of legal revisions to ensure sexual equality at work, the Beijing municipal government said on Wednesday.

Republic Services, Allied Waste OK deal with government
Republic Services and Allied Waste Industries agreed Wednesday to sell certain assets in order to push ahead a pending $4.5 billion acquisition that would create the second-largest U.S. trash hauling company, the Justice Department said.