How to Use local government in a Sentence

local government

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  • María Ramos Pacheco is a reporter on the local government team.
    — María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 24 July 2023
  • The zoo is run by the local government, which was said to be running out of money and therefore unable to feed its charges.
    — Laura He, CNN, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Still, courts and local governments are starting to fight back.
    — Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The clock face was stored in the city hall's basement when the local government relocated to Bagby Street.
    — Robin Soslow, Chron, 11 Feb. 2023
  • Not since the Great Recession have state and local government workers seen their wages grow this fast.
    — Kyle Stokes, Axios, 30 July 2024
  • Rotterdam’s local government asked him to document the loan and agree that it be paid back.
    — Matt Burgess, WIRED, 6 Mar. 2023
  • The same goes for local governments in San Diego that often focus on housing costs.
    — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • The money is expected to flow to nearly every state and local government in the country.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Feb. 2023
  • That’s why local governments hate Grants Pass — most don’t have enough beds, and therefore have to worry about whether they will be sued for making rules, or worse, have courts make them.
    — Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2024
  • Plus, the state and some local governments have encouraged ADU construction as part of the effort to expand the supply of housing.
    — Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • State and local governments in New York and Illinois kicked into high gear toward the end of last year to get paperwork moving.
    — Lydia Depillis, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
  • City hall and other federal, state and local government offices will be closed along with Fort Worth schools.
    — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 June 2024
  • Some have been removed by state and local governments, while others have been torn down by protesters.
    — David Mark, Washington Examiner, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Jase talked to a woman at a local government auto theft task force in Lubbock County, Texas that does free etching.
    — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 9 July 2024
  • Between the lines: Certain local government and school employees have paid leave laws that differ from state law.
    — Carly Mallenbaum, Axios, 24 July 2024
  • Alloush said that over the past few days, the local government linked to that opposition group had met with Turkish officials.
    — Raja Abdulrahim, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunks Our rating: False The baby in the video was born alive and healthy, according to a local government press release.
    — Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 17 Mar. 2023
  • For clothes in bad shape (thin, stained, or with tiny holes), check to see if your local government participates in textile recycling.
    — Dan Seitz, Popular Science, 27 Feb. 2023
  • State and local governments have passed numerous laws since 2020.
    — Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Across the country, hundreds of local governments have restricted or banned wind or solar projects.
    — Brad Plumer, New York Times, 3 June 2024
  • Impact fees are imposed by local governments to pay for the public services of the new development.
    — Alexandra Hardle, The Arizona Republic, 10 Jan. 2024
  • Many live in decrepit mobile homes, their needs largely ignored by local governments, Sanchez said.
    — Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Nationwide, state and local governments have received more than $4.3 billion as of Nov. 9.
    — Katheryn Houghton, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Half of the money will go to a state account, while the other half will go to an account for local governments, according to the attorney general’s office.
    — Manuel Valdes, Fortune Well, 24 Jan. 2024
  • Some 15 years later, Port Everglades has a local government mandate to act.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The state responded with a bailout to prop up schools and local governments as property tax revenues plummeted.
    — Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 21 May 2024
  • The administration will face a crucial test of its approval when the nation holds local government elections on March 9.
    — Anusha Ondaatjie, Bloomberg.com, 8 Feb. 2023
  • Under the program’s guidelines, each site is at least 25 acres, is zoned for industrial use or has the support of the local government and either has utilities on site or a plan to get them there.
    — Scott Cohn, CNBC, 11 July 2024
  • Over the past two years, these projects became more popular as European energy prices spiked, prompting local governments to look around for cheap sources of heat to replace Russian gas.
    — Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Polling also shows that people generally tend to be more satisfied with their local governments, said Paul Bentz, senior vice president of research and strategy at public affairs firm Highground, Inc.
    — Shawn Raymundo, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2024

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