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Study Ranks America's Most Liberal and Conservative Cities
A new nationwide study released by the nonpartisan Bay Area Center for Voting Research (BACVR) ranks the political leanings of every American city and finds that Detroit, Michigan is the most liberal and Provo, Utah the most conservative....
Postal Service testing hydrogen-powered fuel-cell vehicle
The U.S. Postal Service recently announced that it intends to replace its fleet of 195,000 neighborhood vehicles with new environmentally friendly models that are less dependent on petroleum-based fuel sources, when the right technology is available....
Improve your bid specifications and love life with these principles
Youens, speaking to a large audience at the National Institute of Governmental Purchasings 63rd Annual Forum and Products Exposition in Charlotte, N.C.,...
Oil prices fueling cost-cutting creativity among counties
Hennepin County, Minn., which has seen its fuel expenditures jump from roughly $1 million in 2004 to a budget of $3 million for 2009, recently instituted...
The great drain robbery: Scrappy thieves taking aim at manhole covers
A stagnant economy, coupled with rising prices for scrap metal, is propelling the growing number of thefts. In 2004, scrap steel sold for $353 per ton,...
For New Jersey officials, recycling project was no token gesture
Consequently, when the New Jersey Turnpike Authority went out to bid for the destruction of the tokens, officials new that the project would reduce the...
Beware of Greenwashing: Not All Environmental Claims are Meaningful
Greenwash (gren'wosh', -wsh') verb: the act of misleading purchasers regarding the environmental practices of a company or the environmental benefits...
State of Michigan offers electronic options for unemployment benefits
Thanks to a recently implemented program, unemployed workers in Michigan can stop looking for their unemployment checks to be in the mail. On June 2,...
NYPD Officers Can Purchase Uniforms Via Internet
NYPD said that it established the new Web site as a result of a focus group meeting in which police officers told Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly that it was inconvenient for many of them to travel to police headquarters to make purchases. ...
Manufacturer offering grants to help schools purchase playground equipment
As part of the Miracle’s Grants for America’s Schools Program, the Monett, Mo.-based company said that it will help fund the construction of more than 1,200 playgrounds throughout the United States, benefiting more than 60,000 children....
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