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Many state, city government services disrupted by faulty CrowdStrike update

State and city governments are reporting disruptions caused by the global outages caused by a faulty update to CrowdStrike cybersecurity software Friday morning, mainly knocking administrative systems offline and delaying the delivery of some government services. State and local governments join the large number of organizations where operations have been disrupted, including banks, airlines and …

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Ala. State Superintendent expected to share more on possible takeover of Bessemer City Schools

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – We are On Your Side and working to bring you the latest on the potential state takeover of the Bessemer City School System. On Thursday, the school board met for their annual capital improvement planning meeting. While school board leaders and the superintendent declined talking about their response to state superintendent’s …

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Indian Wells City Manager Christopher Freeland credentialed by International Local Government Management Organization

Skip to content Indian Wells City Manager Christopher Freeland credentialed by International Local Government Management Organization Christopher Freeland, City Manager of City of Indian Wells, recently received the Credentialed Manager designation from ICMA, the International City/County Management Association. Mr. Freeland is one of over 1,300 local government management professionals currently credentialed through the ICMA Voluntary …

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City Council revives plan to strengthen Oakland government watchdog

After killing a proposal to strengthen Oakland’s political watchdog, the City Council made a surprising about-face and brought it back to life.   The council voted 5-2 last week to put a measure on the November ballot that would improve Oakland’s Public Ethics Commission. The commission is a volunteer board that enforces Oakland’s rules around campaign …

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Mount Clemens officials say state funding for projects is the largest city has received – Macomb Daily

Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp (center) is all smiles as she hears a presentation from state Rep. Denise Mentzer and Senator Kevin Hertel about funding for various projects. (MITCH HOTTS — THE MACOMB DAILY) Mount Clemens city officials were happy to hear a presentation from their state legislators who have been able to secure more …

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Bartholow brothers enjoy coming from Rapid City for State Trapshoot at Crooks Gun Club

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) -The Crooks Gun Club will be a very busy place starting tomorrow for the State Trapshooting Tournament. Over 1,300 shooters will take aim for several championship the next 5 days from all over the state and actually surrounding states as well. For the Bartholow brothers from Rapid City, they …

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Stevens Point debates switching to city administrator-mayor government

The Personnel Committee tabled the proposal until it could learn more about the split of duties and cost savings of switching to a city administrator-mayor system. STEVENS POINT − Could the city of Stevens Point see major changes to its system of government? District 1 Alderperson Marc Christianson has proposed changing from a form of …

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Sunup Hikes to be held at Giant City State Park

MAKANDA, Ill. (KFVS) – Giant City State Park will be hosting early morning hikes on two separate days in July. The hikes will be hosted from 6:30 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Friday, July 12, and Friday, July 26. Those interested can join the Park Naturalist as they get some exercise and take in the …

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The Sad State of Underground Retail in New York City

At Columbus Circle, only one of the 40 shops that opened in its underground market eight years ago is still open today. At Fulton Center, the decade-old mall in a Lower Manhattan subway station is nearly vacant. In Midtown, empty storefronts line the Port Authority and Rockefeller Center stations. The state of retail in New …

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Flaggs clarifies opinion on altering form of city government: ‘I am not in support of changing’ – The Vicksburg Post

Flaggs clarifies opinion on altering form of city government: ‘I am not in support of changing’ Published 6:38 pm Saturday, July 6, 2024 Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. (Blake Bell/The Vicksburg Post) Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. on Saturday issued public statements he said were aimed at clarifying his position on the idea of altering …

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