local government
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Word soon spread about local government officials who earned more picking mushrooms for the 10 weeks of matsutake season—from mid-July to late September—than from their entire year’s salary.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"Boats carrying armed Houthi fighters reached Mayyun Island after government forces withdrew from it yesterday," the local government official told AFP, referring to an island also known as Perim.
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Plans for a major shake-up of local government are on hold, after the government launched a review in light of new legal advice.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2026
The authority will be replaced by the new West Surrey Council in April 2027 following the dissolution of Surrey County Council and its 11 boroughs and districts as part of local government reorganisation.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
The meeting between the highest local government official and militant black leaders was itself an important concession, an act of good faith on Grabarek’s part that surprised the black community.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
