A local town’s vote against the U.S. automaker’s proposed expansion is nonbinding, but citizens expect it to be honored.
Category: Local Government
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What Hefei, China’s EV City, Says About the State of the Economy
Hefei has led the country in making electric vehicles and other tech products, but it still has not escaped a nationwide housing crisis.
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China Evergrande Soared on the Property Boom. Here’s Why It Crashed.
Blame for the property developer’s downfall has been placed on Chinese lending policies, but poor corporate oversight was hiding in plain sight.
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China Wants to Bulldoze ‘Urban Villages’ to Revive the Economy
The halting revitalization of one “urban village” in Shenzhen shows the challenges of fixing a national property crisis after years of overborrowing.
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Foxconn, China Contractor for Apple, Said to Be Under Tax Audit
Chinese state media outlets say the Taiwanese factory giant is under investigation in four provinces. The company said it treated legal compliance as a “fundamental principle.”
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State and Local Governments Have Billions in Pandemic Aid Left to Spend
Two years after the federal government approved $350 billion in emergency funding for states and localities to respond to the public health crisis, much of the funds have not been used.
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Maxwell Frost and Other Gen-Z Politicians on What Drives Their Style Choices
Many of the country’s youngest elected officials hope to express authenticity through their clothing choices.
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Documentary on New York City’s 1970s Fiscal Crisis Wins Film Prize
A documentary about the city’s fiscal crisis of the 1970s, co-directed by the son of one of its saviors, wins the Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film.
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Opioid Settlement Money Is Being Spent on Police Cars and Overtime
As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used.
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Should Opioid Settlement Money Be Spent on Law Enforcement?
As states and counties spend the first wave of billions of dollars from the pharmaceutical industry, public health groups are challenging how some funds are being used.
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Police Raid Kansas Newspaper Office
The search of the Marion County Record led to the seizure of computers, servers and cellphones of reporters and editors.
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Jobs Sit Empty in the Public Sector, So Unions Help Recruit
Shortages of state and city personnel, especially those who must work on site, are so dire that unions are helping to get people in the door.