Administration

Highlights

NACo report highlights ‘acute escalation’ of mental health crisis over the last several years

Limited in their ability to respond by financial constraints, an overwhelming majority of...

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Local government leaders need to cast a wide net, says Laura Kroeger, technical director,...

Report: Financial literacy education presents an opportunity for both public employers and employees

With inflation driving up prices for everything from groceries to houses, the number of public...

Utah fails to set recount procedures for electronic voting machines

Utah’s first use of electronic voting machines went well, with one exception. The state still does not have a uniform method for recounting votes in close races, leaving officials in at least three counties where such races occurred wondering what to do should a candidate request a recount, according to The Salt Lake Tribune.

Los Angeles gains ally on school board, looses some support for takeover plan

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa may now have an ally on the Los Angeles Board of Education, but he has lost some critical support in his bid to take control over that board.

New Jersey back in business

New Jersey’s governor and legislators have reached a compromise on the state’s $32 billion budget that will end a six-day government shutdown.

Chicago trial ends in guilty verdict

The conviction of Chicago Mayor Richard Daley’s former patronage chief and three others on federal corruption charges could be only the beginning of the investigation into Daley’s administration, federal prosecutors say

E-mails show Oregon police chief intervened on behalf of clerk

E-mails that were evidence in a city investigation indicate that a former Portland police precinct commander did try to intervene with city officials to arrange better days off for a desk clerk he was dating.

Problems force Charleston back onto old system

Residents of Charleston County, S.C., will have to pay their tax bills in person for a little longer while the county works out some bugs in its new computer system.

New rules aimed at reducing pollution from harbors

While officials at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are enacting a plan to reduce pollution at those harbors, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) also is looking at strengthening its regulations on emissions from cargo vessels.

Bloomberg testifies on illegal immigrants

Mass deportations of illegal immigrants in New York and across the country would devastate the economy, New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said in his testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Republicans in Congress are touring the country and holding hearings on the planned overhaul of the nation’s immigration laws, according to The New York Times.

Daley will not seek interim commission presidency

Cook County, Ill., Commissioner John Daley says he’s not going to try to become the commission’s interim president because he feels his candidacy would be divisive.

Supreme Court upholds insanity defense

In a 6-3 vote, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld an Arizona law that limits the use of insanity defenses.

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Administration

Highlights

NACo report highlights ‘acute escalation’ of mental health crisis over the last several years

To achieve their sustainability goals, cities and counties must engage with key stakeholders

Report: Financial literacy education presents an opportunity for both public employers and employees

Utah fails to set recount procedures for electronic voting machines

Los Angeles gains ally on school board, looses some support for takeover plan

New Jersey back in business

Chicago trial ends in guilty verdict

E-mails show Oregon police chief intervened on behalf of clerk

Problems force Charleston back onto old system

New rules aimed at reducing pollution from harbors

Bloomberg testifies on illegal immigrants

Daley will not seek interim commission presidency

Supreme Court upholds insanity defense

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