Tag: power
Proposal aims to reform county government, limit executive power
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – Proposed legislation that was introduced Tuesday could radically change the form of county government and strip some power from the county executive if passed. Councilman Mike Harder is the sponsor of the bill to change the county charter to hire a county manager in helping run the government. “That will …
Centrist government to remain in power until after Paris Olympics, says Macron | France
Emmanuel Macron has said he will maintain the country’s centrist caretaker government until the end of the Olympic Games in mid-August to avoid disorder. His announcement in a TV interview came shortly after the leftist coalition that won the most votes in this month’s parliamentary elections selected little-known civil servant Lucie Castets as their choice …
Iran’s government fears social media’s power to mobilize dissent
Iran’s outgoing ITC Minister Issa Zarepour has tried to mislead President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian about the reason why Iranians are unhappy about the slow Internet speed. IT Iran account on social media platform X reported on July 19 that Zarepour told Pezeshkian during a meeting with him on Thursday that Internet speed in Iran is slow because …
Government power in the US is a swirl of checks and balances, as a recent Supreme Court ruling shows
NEW YORK — The delegates at the 1787 Constitutional Convention were trying to create a new governing framework for the fledging United States of America. They knew they needed SOMEONE to be at the helm of the federal government. Someone had to be in position to see that the laws legislated by Congress “be faithfully …
Iowa State University receives federal grant for power distribution grid work • Iowa Capital Dispatch
As electricity usage in homes increases due to modernization and weather changes, Iowa State University researchers are working to keep the lights on and the power grid working smoothly with a $1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The project, led by Grumman associate professor of electrical and computer engineering Zhaoyu Wang, will …