State and Local Government Review is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, academic journal on public administration. Since 2021, the co-editors are Kimberly Nelson...
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1970s by the Local Government Act 1972 and the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 was abolished in Scotland and Wales on 1 April 1996 and replaced with...
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Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It is responsible for housing, communities, and local...
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Special district (United States) (redirect from Special government district)
2002). The role of GASB 34 in the citizen-government accountability relationship. State and Local Government Review. Vol 34, No. 1 51-63. Hess V. Port Authority...
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The Local Government Commission for England was the body responsible for reviewing the structure of local government in England from 1992 to 2002. It was...
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Local government in India is governmental jurisdiction below the level of the state. Local self-government means that residents in towns, villages and...
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Local government. in Maharashtra State follows the general structure of Local Governance in India and is broadly classified into two categories: Urban...
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A state government is the government that controls a subdivision of a country in a federal form of government, which shares political power with the federal...
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states and people over time. Gradually, various portions of the Bill of Rights have been held to be applicable to state and local governments by incorporation...
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The secretary of state for transport, also referred to as the transport secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with...
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Harcourt Local Government Area (PHALGA) is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State in Southern Nigeria. It is one of the 23 local government areas...
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Local government in England broadly consists of three layers: civil parishes, local authorities, and regional authorities. Every part of England is governed...
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Public–private partnership (redirect from Design build finance and operate)
Every Local Government Manager Should Know". State and Local Government Review. 45. "Local government services and contracts: Best practices and key issues...
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Strict scrutiny (category Civil rights and liberties)
should give way to the government's interest against observance of the principle. The lesser standards are rational basis review and exacting or intermediate...
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Supreme Court the ultimate power to review state court decisions involving issues arising under the Constitution and laws of the United States. Therefore...
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A state-owned enterprise (SOE) is a business entity created or owned by a national or local government, either through an executive order or legislation...
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deduction that allows taxpayers to deduct certain taxes paid to state and local governments from their adjusted gross income. The SALT deduction is intended...
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Due Process Clause (section "State")
incorporation of the Bill of Rights to state governments; and equal protection under the laws of the federal government. The clause in the Fifth Amendment...
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Mayoralty in the United States (category Local government in the United States)
Andrew Douglas McNitt, "Tenure in office of big city mayors." State and Local Government Review 42.1 (2010): 36-47. Svara, James H.; Nelson, Kimberly L. (2008)...
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Substantive due process (section Judicial review)
process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibit the federal and state governments, respectively, from depriving...
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Consolidated city-county (redirect from Unified government)
In United States local government, a consolidated city-county (see below for alternative terms) is formed when one or more cities and their surrounding...
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Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. Six largely rural administrative counties based on these were among the eight primary local government areas of Northern...
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for Brentwood and Ongar from 1992 to 2017. He served in David Cameron's Cabinet as Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government from 2010 to...
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The Government of Imo State, also called The Imo State Government, consists of the elected representatives and appointed officials responsible for the...
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The government of California has an extensive system of local government that manages public functions throughout the state. Like most states, California...
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The Act, which the Victorian Government described as the "most ambitious and comprehensive reform of local government in Victoria for 30 years," saw...
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local governmental authority but are not sovereign. County or county-equivalent structure varies widely by state, and states also create other local governments...
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Sanctuary city (redirect from Sanctuary state)
Riverstone-Newell, Lori (2013). "The Diffusion of Local Bill of Rights Resolutions to the States". State and Local Government Review. 45 (1): 14–24. doi:10.1177/0160323X12473123...
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There are 137 local government areas (LGAs) in Western Australia, which comprise 27 cities, 102 shires, and 8 towns that manage their own affairs to the...
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Public holidays in the United States (redirect from Holidays, Observances, and Celebrations in the United States)
holidays are set by federal, state, and local governments and are often observed by closing government offices or giving government employees paid time off...
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