JOHNSTON CITY — Leaders in Johnston City want the state to have less control over its operations. Johnston City has tried twice before to get home rule, which cuts some ties between city government and the state

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Johnston City Explores Home Rule Again

Less war and more domestic support will not pay quick dividends as the national and local economies grind along, says noted Florida economist Hank Fishkind.

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"One on One with Jeff Lytle" … Our economy hits bottom, stays there …

With less than a month to go before the city replaces the Board of Revision of Taxes with a new property-tax system, Mayor Nutter on Wednesday announced the names of 21 people nominated to handle appeals requests.

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21 nominated to Philadelphia property tax appeals board

Minnie plants a wet one on 11-month-old Bentley Damron during Saturday’s Less Adoptable Pet Month event at the Nancy J.

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Finding homes for less-adoptable pets

Detective Tina Lewallen sued the city after she was passed over for several promotions at the police department, which were later awarded to less-qualified male officers. On Aug. 23 the U.S.

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Officer: selection process at police department unchanged, still open to discrimination

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office no longer will process inmates brought to the jail by the Fresno Police Department unless the city is willing to spend more money on a program once hailed as a cost-saving consolidation effort.

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Mims, Fresno in inmate dispute

France’s Louis Berger is soon to offer Kyiv an alternative solution to the household garbage processing and recycling problem faced by the city, Kyiv City Administration said in a press release with reference to a meeting between its top officials and representatives from the French company on Tuesday.

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French Louis Berger eager to help Kyiv process household garbage

As many people know, Google’s based in California, the City of Los Angeles is adopting Google Apps, and Google Apps for Government was recently announced.  But despite these facts, Google might have been more or less blocked from bidding on an email contract involving California’s state government. That’s Google’s position, at least, as it looks like the $60 million contract will go to CompuCom …

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Google Cries Foul Over California Email Contract

After less than two years on the job, Dublin City Manager Terry Foegler is leaving the city to work for Ohio State University, the city announced on it website.

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Dublin city manager leaving for Ohio State

POMONA – It has been 10 years since a group of residents carried out a comprehensive review of the City Charter.

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Charter review process starts taking shape