A record 74 percent of municipalities nationwide are promoting renewable energy under policies defined in ordinances and official documents, according to the latest survey. In surveys conducted in ...

President and Chief Executive Officer of Veolia’s Sustainable Industries and Buildings, at a ribbon cutting ceremony for a municipal solar farm in Rhode Island. The current administration seems ...

A quarter of Berks County municipalities have raised their property tax rates for 2023. Each of the county’s 72 municipalities — townships, boroughs and Reading — had to approve their 2022 budgets by ...

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A select few cities and other public entities across the U.S. have filed for bankruptcy as they seek to pay off debts. A total of 69 municipal bankruptcy filings have occurred since 2010, mostly by ...

Recent remarks by Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Velenkosini Hlabisa – about exploring new funding models for failing municipalities – appear to be misguided. These ...

The trade association that represents the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts unveiled an ambitious and costly wish list for Beacon Hill Thursday, featuring a sizeable and symbolic request to ...

Tasked with directing vital services, managing critical infrastructure and responding to the needs of a demanding constituency, municipalities face a barrage of risks and resilience issues — and that ...