It controls six states and many municipalities, and complains that these are being starved of money.
With nearly 60% of the vote, it has won at least 21 of Kosovo's 30 municipalities.
German municipalities and lands (their States) are also in the risk zone, now.
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Bell, a city of 37, 000 people, is one of the poorest municipalities in Los Angeles County.
However, only a limited number of counties and municipalities have signed on to e-bills.
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Over the years, many states and municipalities have been somewhat generous with their designations.
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Providence is one of several municipalities in Rhode Island grappling with underfunded pension funds.
Even state and municipalities need to rethink their commitment to equities in their pension funds.
Some states and municipalities that seem like safe bets are really cooking their books.
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As more municipalities file Chapter 9, the more these kinds of retirement deals will be broken.
Yes, her actions were drastic, but it is also a reality that municipalities are facing.
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Like all municipalities in New Hampshire, Lincoln funds its own school system through local property taxes.
Provinces and municipalities, responsible for things like housing, water and sanitation, routinely underspend their capital budgets.
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The central government is trying to strengthen municipalities, but the pace of change is slow.
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Municipalities, in particular, have little power to tax residents and so have little reason to curb spending.
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He proposes to put the national government, rather than municipalities, in charge of state schools.
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Each state has different laws about whether and how municipalities may file for bankruptcy.
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Investors should pay very close attention to the health of the municipalities they invest in.
Schools are run by the states and municipalities, which complicates things for the government.
Then there is the fact that not all municipalities use generally accepted accounting rules (GAAP).
But unless this thuggish behavior is firmly punished, other states and municipalities will quickly follow suit.
Many cyberstalkers remain at large, however, because most municipalities don't have the necessary expertise and manpower.
In America, for instance, the country's 103 nuclear plants are no longer owned by individual municipalities.
But financial stresses on states and municipalities have soared, and potential defaults threaten Travelers.
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Half of those will be fleet vehicles sold to municipalities, utilities and other companies.
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It long ago stopped boycotting Lebanese elections, and now controls 60% of the country's Shia municipalities.
Then demand for its fire trucks and ambulances softened as municipalities coped with reduced tax receipts.
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The deals backfired when rates fell, sending some municipalities scrambling to exit the agreements.
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