Municipal News

• Many Las Cruces municipal employees back to in-person work
  
  LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - Many municipal employees of New Mexico's second most populous city who have worked remotely during the pandemic are back at their regular work sites. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 8 May 2021.
• Watters: With Universal Basic Income, Democrats 'figured it out': 'Just bribe people to vote for them'
  
  The panel on "The Five" discussed Democratic cities and other municipalities planning to begin paying their own citizens a stipend without recompense, as the idea of universal basic income gains steam among left-wing politicians.
  Fox News.  Saturday, 24 Apr 2021.
• Pair of toucans try to chomp on roadside surveillance gear in Brazil
  
  The pair of toucans were filmed standing in front of a traffic camera on the SP-330 motorway in the south-eastern Brazilian municipality of Campinas before they started trying to eat the device.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 19 Apr 2021.
• Hyzon Motors Sells Fuel Cell Trucks To Dutch City
  
  Over more than a decade, Groningen has invested in sustainability measures, including refurbishing public buildings, energy-efficient street lights and alternative fuels to power vehicles in the municipal fleet.
  Forbes.  Monday, 19 Apr 2021.
• Vartan Gregorian, Savior of the New York Public Library, Dies at 87
  
  A scholar, a university leader and a believer in libraries, he almost single-handedly rescued a grand but broken one in a time of municipal austerity.
  New York Times.  Friday, 16 Apr 2021.
• Beijing's skies turn orange and brown as sand and dust combine to form 'severe' pollution
  
  Beijing's air quality index rose to 324 as of 4pm local time on Thursday, mainly due to larger particles of sand and dust, municipal authorities said.
  Daily Mail.  Thursday, 15 Apr 2021.
• Small Plane Crash Near Wise County Airport, 2 People Hurt
  
  Fire and rescue crews are working a small plane crash near the Bridgeport Municipal Airport in Wise County.
  NBC.  Friday, Mar 26 2021.
• With Elections Still Months Off, The Kremlin Sends A Chilling Signal
  
  Police raided a national conference of independent municipal lawmakers in Moscow last weekend, detaining nearly 200 people. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Monday, 15 Mar 2021.
• Russian Police Raid Election Forum Of Opposition Party, Detain Hundreds
  
  200 opposition politicians and municipal deputies were detained by the Russian police
  Daily Caller.  Sunday, 14 Mar 2021.
• Russian Police Detain Around 200 At Opposition Event In Moscow
  
  Russian police have detained around 200 people, mostly opposition figures and municipal deputies, at an event in Moscow, in the latest crackdown on Kremlin critics ahead of elections later this year.
  Radio Liberty.  Saturday, 13 Mar 2021.
• Police detain participants in Russian opposition forum
  
  MOSCOW (AP) - Police in Moscow detained about 200 people participating in a forum of independent members of municipal councils on Saturday, an action that came amid a multi-pronged crackdown on dissent by Russian authorities. ...
  Washington Times.  Saturday, 13 Mar 2021.
• Interest Rates Are Rising: Time To Run From Muni Bonds?
  
  Does a rising 10-year Treasury yield mean we should move on from municipal bonds?
  Forbes.  Thursday, 11 Mar 2021.
• North Texas Municipal Water District Lifts Extreme Winter Weather Conservation Measures
  
  The North Texas Municipal Water District has lifted its request to curtail or limit non-essential water use within its service area.
  NBC.  Thursday, Feb 25 2021.
• Second day of vaccination begins in CDMX with better organization
  
  The second day of the National Vaccination Plan against COVID-19 in the municipalities of Cuajimalpa, Magdalena Contreras and Milpa Alta.
  Entrepreneur.  Tuesday, 16 Feb 2021.
• Urine diversion shows multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale
  
  Diverting urine away from municipal wastewater treatment plants and recycling the nutrient-rich liquid to make crop fertilizer would result in multiple environmental benefits when used at city scale, according to a new study.
  Science Daily.  Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020.

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