Municipal News

• Skydiver dies after "parachute malfunction" in Florida
  
  The man was found dead at DeLand Municipal Airport, near Daytona Beach, following the apparent accident on Monday.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 4 Oct 2022.
• Russian official who tried to overthrow Putin is summonsed for war despite no military experience
  
  Dmitry Baltrukov, 43, is a municipal deputy for Putin's birthplace of Smolninskoye, and last month he and his fellow councillors tried to force the tyrant out of office.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 3 Oct 2022.
• Russians continue to stream across the border into Georgia fearing Putin's mobilisation
  
  Roads were jampacked full of traffic (pictured) as people made a desperate dash for freedom at the Kazbegi border crossing in the Kazbegi municipality of Stepantsminda.
  Daily Mail.  Friday, 30 Sep 2022.
• Texas Pushes Back With Municipal Bonds
  
  Politics has always played a part in issuing municipal bonds. Here's how a new Texas amendment affects individual municipal bond investors.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022.
• IRS Extends Tax Deadlines To 2/15/23 For Hurricane Victims In Puerto Rico
  
  Hurricane Fiona victims in all 78 Puerto Rican municipalities now have until Feb. 15, 2023, to file various federal individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today.
  Forbes.  Tuesday, 20 Sep 2022.
• Municipal Committee Balks Tesla's (TSLA) Giga Berlin Expansion
  
  Tesla (TSLA) sets aside its expansion plan of the Berlin Gigafactory as the local municipal committee dismisses the approval.
  Zacks.  Thursday, 15 Sep 2022.
• In Rare Rebuke, Municipal Lawmakers In Several Districts Demand Putin's Resignation
  
  Municipal lawmakers from 18 districts in Moscow, St. Petersburg, and the town of Kolpino near St. ...
  Radio Liberty.  Monday, 12 Sep 2022.
• Mastercard (MA) Partners to Issue Cards for Latvia's Residents
  
  Mastercard (MA) forges an alliance with Transact Pro and the Municipality of Jelgava to distribute its City Key solution across different cities of Latvia and boost its presence in the country.
  Zacks.  Friday, 9 Sep 2022.
• Kim Kardashian, Kevin Hart and Sylvester Stallone accused of drought restriction violations
  
  The celebs were among 2,000 Las Virgenes Municipal Water District customers who recently received 'notices of exceedence' for water usage.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 22 Aug 2022.
• Moscow Canceling Registrations Of Opposition Candidates By The Dozens As Political Clampdown Intensifies
  
  Moscow has been canceling en masse the registration of opposition candidates for municipal elections next month as the Kremlin clamps down on dissent.
  Radio Liberty.  Sunday, 14 Aug 2022.
• Alderman files ordinance to prevent changes to Chicago's Soldier Field stadium
  
  100 years ago Thursday was the groundbreaking for the Municipal Grant Park Stadium, later renamed Soldier Field on November 11, 1925, in honor of US soldiers who died in combat during World War I.
  ABC News.  Friday, 12 Aug 2022.
• Liberal cities run into opposition over bids to use taxpayer dollars for abortion travel
  
  Like Apple and Yahoo, some deep blue cities in bright red states want to help cover costs for women seeking to cross state lines for abortions. But unlike those private companies, the municipalities plan to spend taxpayer dollars.
  Washington Times.  Thursday, 28 Jul 2022.
• Municipal Workers Have Joined the Great Resignation
  
  New York City employees are back in the office, and many of them are not happy about it.
  New York Times.  Thursday, 14 Jul 2022.
• MN governments looking for solutions to fueling municipal vehicles as gas prices remain high
  
  Minnesota government officials are looking for creative solutions to managing the cost of fueling their fleets of vehicles amid high gas prices.
  Fox News.  Wednesday, 13 Jul 2022.
• Gerald W. McEntee, Union Leader With Political Clout, Dies at 87
  
  He made the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees an electoral force in a time of Republican hostility to organized labor.
  New York Times.  Monday, 11 Jul 2022.

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