#localgov — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #localgov, aggregated by home.social.
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A century ago, #elevators had frequent and horrifying accidents. Gov’ts stepped in with inspections, and elevators grew to be America’s most common form of public conveyance. It’s another way gov’t makes our lives safer. http://www.fromthegovt.com/elevator-inspections/ #localgov #stategov #publicsafety
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The #Seattle #LGBTQ Commission advises the Mayor and City Council on the issues that impact us most - from housing to health equity. If you're passionate about shaping policy and advocating for our diverse community, we need you at the table. Don't just watch change happen - be the one who drives it. ✊ Apply: https://www.seattle.gov/boards-and-commissions #2SLGBTQIA #LGBTQIA #CommunityAction #LocalGov
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A century ago, #elevators had frequent and horrifying accidents. Gov’ts stepped in with inspections, and elevators grew to be America’s most common form of public conveyance. It’s another way gov’t makes our lives safer. http://www.fromthegovt.com/elevator-inspections/ #localgov #stategov #publicsafety
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Blog post: A hex map of UK wards (2024) https://open-innovations.org/blog/2025-04-22-a-hex-map-of-uk-wards-2024
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A century ago, #elevators had frequent and horrifying accidents. Gov’ts stepped in with inspections, and elevators grew to be America’s most common form of public conveyance. It’s another way gov’t makes our lives safer. http://www.fromthegovt.com/elevator-inspections/ #localgov #stategov #publicsafety
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A century ago, #elevators had frequent and horrifying accidents. Gov’ts stepped in with inspections, and elevators grew to be America’s most common form of public conveyance. It’s another way gov’t makes our lives safer. http://www.fromthegovt.com/elevator-inspections/ #localgov #stategov #publicsafety
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Another month and Torbay Council manage to remain the smallest UK council homepage in terms of bytes 👍
Their homepage comes in at 320kB (uncompressed) and two-thirds of that is JS; a single cookies script is a third of their page total! So they still have plenty of room to improve even more.
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EXCLUSIVE: Following on from #Thurrock council’s ‘Solar Farm' bankruptcy scandal, JJ Jackson’s deep dive into their own fraud department reveals shocking misuse of authority.
https://eastangliabylines.co.uk/politics/local-government/thurrocks-natis-scandal-how-we-got-here/
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Councils refuse to fix potholes that are ‘too small’ – how big do they have to be? | The Independent
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/potholes-small-roads-fix-councils-b2549903.html#Potholes
#Austerity
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFunding
#Warwickshire
#Torbay
#Thurrock
#Nottingham
#Torfaen
#SouthLanarkshire
#Lanarkshire
#Buckinghamshire
#Stockport
#Devon
#RAC
#NetworkNorthStrategy
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CW: #FreeWebHostingCulture & #Government Device App Banning Trends from overseas could trickle down to N. America : #infosec
The move for the #FederalGov, #LocalGov, #CountyGov & #StateGov to start moving away from #Meta is a smart from a #security & #infosec stand point.
The move #banning #Meta apps on their FederalGov, #LocalGov, #CountyGov & #StateGov computers, tablets & handhelds will only increase their security and reduce their attack surface for their employees.
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Special needs responsibilities were heaped on councils as funding shrank
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/special-needs-responsibilities-were-heaped-on-councils-as-funding-shrank/ar-BB1itDl7?cvid=1f190fac50cb431281feaa0561026d49&ocid=winp2fptaskbarhover&ei=7#SEN
#SpecialEducationalNeeds
#LocalCouncil
#FundingCuts
#SpecialSchools
#EHCPs
#SEND
#DFE
#LGA
#LocalGov
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Romsey MP candidate criticises county council cuts | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23926733.romsey-mp-candidate-criticises-county-council-cuts/#LibDems
#Tories
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFundingCuts
#ToryCuts
#CutsToServices
#Hampshire
#HampshireCountyCouncil
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Romsey MP candidate criticises county council cuts | Hampshire Chronicle
https://www.hampshirechronicle.co.uk/news/23926733.romsey-mp-candidate-criticises-county-council-cuts/#LibDems
#Tories
#LocalGov
#LocalGovFundingCuts
#ToryCuts
#CutsToServices
#Hampshire
#HampshireCountyCouncil
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GIS Powers Innovative Action Among State And Local Governments
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https://www.govtech.com/analytics/gis-powers-innovative-action-among-state-and-local-governments <-- shared technical article
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #stategovernment #localauthorities #localgov #localgovernment #localgovernments #government #governmentagencies #usecase #appliedscience #appliedtechnology #examples #publicsafety #publichealth #water #hydrology #waterresources #disasterriskreduction #disasterresponse #watermanagement #wildfire #wildfireresponse #wildfiremitigation #naturalhazard #planning #urbanplanning #transportation #infrastructure #community #communityplanning #communityhealth #taxpayers #taxpayerservices #spatialanalysis #environment #ecosystems #climatechange -
For those in the GTA #urbanplanning #urbandesign #citybuilding #PlanTO #hamont #localgov communities, check out and register for the York U #municipalities of the Future Symposium with @JasonThorne keynoting.
https://www.yorku.ca/laps/sppa/experience/events/municipalities-of-the-future-symposium/