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February is African-American History Month: Urban planning history -- the attempt to make Roxbury a separate city from Boston

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

While the Roxbury initiative was voted on, twice, it didn't pass (" Separatist City of Mandela : Boston Voting on Proposal to Let Black Areas Secede ," Los Angeles Times ). The federal government stopped giving extra money to cities, as their needs were increasing. Mandela versus electing Black leaders.

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WHAT DO – OR DON’T – THE FEDS DO?

Barrett & Greene

Over the course of time, we’ve written repeatedly about the confusion many Americans have about which level of government provides which services. But in the past, we’ve largely omitted confusion about the services provided by localities that are generally thought of as the province of the federal government. The answer is very few.

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Public housing administration as a measure of government (in)competence

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

From the article: A damning, 72-page report the agency authored portrays a housing authority in disarray and at risk of defaulting on its agreement with the federal government. Council votes for $8 billion Medicaid contracts, housing overhaul ," Post ). The employees are considered DC Government employees. But he didn't.

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Top 50 City Government Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

They all have city governments that can range from a department of thousands to a temporary meeting place with a part time staff. Although the average citizen may just think of government as an entity that solely exists to tax and spend, there is more going on than that. There are also other city government resources.

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Revisiting Pittsburgh and Allegheny County as an opportunity for city-county consolidation: The "RiversCity" proposal

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Basically our local government finance systems were set up when the country was growing. The economic circumstances they face are issues common to that of municipal finance for communities and metro areas across the country, which I wrote about in " The real lesson from Flint Michigan is about municipal finance " (2016).

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The 50 Best City Manager Blogs, Sites, and More

Masters in Public Administration

One of the most current entries was on brining transparency to government. Learn more about the Council-Manager Government they have with a visit. Often encountered by the city manager, the City Council helps propose and vote on items of interest. Departments include budget, capital administration, health, and many others.

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Fresh Blogging: The Top 50 Clean Air Advocacy Blogs

Masters in Public Administration

Clean Energy Fuels One of the last ways we vote is with our dollar, so learn about the companies that run their delivery trucks using clean fuels. Society for Environmental Journalists The journalists who are making the Earth’s business our business can be found at this site, with work featured from various publications around the web.