Miami-Dade Municipalities tough out economy

" Local Government Budgets ”It’s going to be a time that we all have to buckle down and get through this,” Mayor Julio Robaina of Hialeah said at a recent budget hearing. “Our residents are not in a position to pay more. Assessments are going to go down next year...

Hundreds to be airlifted from flood-threatened Ontario communities

The Albany River in northern Ontario has overflowed due to a large backlog of ice, forcing the evacuations of about 2,000 people.Residents are expected to be away from their homes for six to eight weeks, according to the CBC."TORONTO — An airlift of the remaining some...

Ontario Provincial Surplus Could go to Local Communities

When the Investing in Ontario Act is introduced next week, growing municipalities like Barrie could receive a portion of funding from the provincial surplus. Currently, all of the surplus is relegated to paying off the provincial debt. This Act, if passed, will direct a...

Four Montreal mayors will support ADQ - Globe and Mail

" Move from traditional backing of Liberals reflects ebbing of sovereigntist threat RHÉAL SÉGUIN QUEBEC -- Mayors of four anglophone municipalities on the West Island of Montreal are throwing their support behind Mario Dumont's Action Démocratique du...

Dutch failing in efforts

AMSTERDAM — The Netherlands is failing in efforts to solve multicultural problems among the nation's youth, raising the risk of Paris-style riots in poor Dutch city districts, an assessment has indicated. The measures that municipalities use barely contribute to the...

Suffolk Bill Is New Front On Illegal Immigration

"The thing that feeds illegal immigration is the hiring"."If every county and town and state used this type of law, it would go a long way in mitigating the immigration problem. If you dry up the jobs, you dry up the flow of illegal immigration."