local government
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States and local governments could apply for the competitive grant funding.
From Los Angeles Times
Around 440 people have been left homeless or displaced in Juiz de Fora alone, with the local government providing temporary shelter and asking for donations of water, food, clothing and hygiene supplies.
From BBC
Isabella County, many other state and local governments and the Justice Department have pushed back hard against this argument, saying the Eighth Amendment doesn’t apply to penalties unrelated to crimes.
Unlike state pensions - which are paid out of general taxation - local governments and their workers pay into schemes that guarantee a level of income in retirement, often linked to final or average salaries.
From BBC
That has turned the relationships between thinly staffed local governments and the world’s richest corporations into a high-stakes dance.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
