US Involvement in Guyana Oil, Politics

Opposition leaders in the small country of Guyana, population 773,000, have been added to the international no-fly list by the US State [read more …]

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Drought Leads to Cattle Grazing on Protected Land

Due to severe drought the USDA has allowed cattle ranchers to graze on Conservation Reserve Program lands in Montana, North Dakota and [read more …]

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Immigration Raids – Local Group Steps into Government Void

Absent a trusted government alternative, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project launched an emergency hotline in May for people to report immigration enforcement [read more …]

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Racism in America – Lots of Guns in Small-town Connecticut

Ridgefield, CT, a town of 9,000 homes, has 1,700 guns, including 316 assault weapons and three machine guns. In the same issue [read more …]

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Immigration Enforcement and the Remnants of Colonization

“WARNING: from Sheriff Bob Songer. If you are selling or using illegal drugs, you better move out of Klickitat County or, GO [read more …]

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Local Police Departments Take Axon Enterprise Up On Offer of Free Body Cameras

Axon Enterprise, formerly Taser International, has offered all police departments in the United States free body cameras for a year. Rio Dell [read more …]

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Local Media Consolidation – Radio Stations For Sale

Capps Broadcast Group has sold its six radio stations in Pendleton, OR and Walla Walla, WA to Elkhorn Media Group of La [read more …]

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The Cost of Homelessness

An award-winning investigation by the Sacramento News & Review uncovered the story of a man named Russell Bartholow, “who, prior to his [read more …]

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Labor and Workers’ Protections – Small Fine For Violations That Led To Death

Local construction company KTI Utility has been cited by the US Department of Labor for two “serious” violations that led to death-by-electrocution [read more …]

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Tight Budget in Oklahoma Heightens Pressure on AT&T to Pay Up

According to a public letter written by Buck Revell, a former deputy-in-charge of the FBI’s criminal investigative, counter-terrorism and counter-intelligence activities, a [read more …]

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City Controller Proposes Nation’s 1st 401(k) System for Small Employers

The Philadelphia City Controller is proposing a “plug-and-play” system for small employers who have neither the money nor know-how to set up [read more …]

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Op-Ed: Local Utilities and Deregulation – Unregulated Water Utility Created

Residents of Southwestern Lincoln County, OR voted (330 to 176) to create a new type of water utility district. According to an [read more …]

Rural City Debates Public Ownership of Homeless Services

Lincoln City, Oregon’s mayor is reportedly in “favor of finding a location” for homeless services. An objecting city councilor argues the city [read more …]

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Op-ed: Land Woes in Rural California

According to an op-ed in the Sierra Booster, property owners in the Sierra Nevada region of California are having a hard time [read more …]

Hundreds of Counties at Risk of Healthcare Industry Flight

Despite Republicans’ efforts to repeal Obamacare, 40 US counties are still expected to have no private insurer offering individual coverage in 2018. [read more …]

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Municipal Finances, Local Source, Connecticut, Issue 1 ​

North Dakota’s Cavalier County Commission is discussing the need for more network security for the county courthouse. NRG, a company that works [read more …]

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Budget Uncertainty

Amid a state budget standoff in Connecticut, municipalities in the state have been forced to pass budgets without knowing what funds they [read more …]

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Local Courts Jockey for State Funds to Deal With Case Backlogs

Deschutes County, OR was among those denied resources for an additional county judge. Deschutes County Circuit Presiding Judge Alta Brady says the [read more …]

Federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Helping Counties and Jails Pay Their Bills

As sources of public funding dwindle, some counties are making money by renting beds to ICE. In Texas, Walker County’s sheriff says [read more …]

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City in Need of Cash Searches for Assets to Sell

The mayor of Loyalton, Sierra County, California has agreed to sell four decorative quilts, “to raise much-needed revenue for the city.” The [read more …]

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