The New Forest must not be split up, and push to join with a new rural unitary council with mid-Hampshire under the reorganisation of local government, it has been urged. This was outlined at a ...

"As with any indictment, this is only the government’s version of the story ... but the Office of Congressional Ethics has dismissed two complaints against her related to her hiring Merritts as a ...

Concerns of government overreach and unnecessary spending have fueled opponents throughout history. President Trump signed an executive order to start eliminating the Department of Education on ...

The plan suggests a single body could meet the government’s ambitions for streamlined local government and satisfy its criteria that new unitary councils should be created with a population of 500,000 ...

It noted that the area has a population of some 500,000, and so falls within the government’s recommended size for unitary councils, whereas any significantly smaller authority might be unacceptable ...

to make the Sherwood unitary the success. “I strongly ask that you back this proposal.” The motion was carried forward with a majority voting in favour, with 3 against and 4 abstentions. A number of ...

There is strong disagreement over how local government should be reorganised ... But it also proposes creating more unitary councils of around 500,000 which, in Gloucestershire, would mean ...

The proposed five unitary model would create authorities with populations of between 300,000 and 400,000, lower than the 500,000 threshold set out in the devolution white paper. However at last week's ...

Constituents have grilled lawmakers over the firings of federal workers — and the ramifications of the dismissals on core government services. What criticism has DOGE faced? Related stories With ...

With a potential government shutdown fast approaching, the House voted 217 to 213 on Tuesday to approve a short-term spending bill that would fund the government through the end of September.

By a 217-213 vote, House Republicans Tuesday passed a 99-page bill unveiled March 8 that would keep the government funded until Sept. 30, the end of the 2025 fiscal year. The bill, which closely ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House voted Tuesday to pass a six-month funding bill that would prevent a government shutdown at the end of the week, overcoming fierce Democratic objections.