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Recent Examples of localities
In her view, success means working herself out of a job by devolving education governance entirely to states and localities.
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Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Still struggling to recover financially, some localities have delayed payments to civil servants or cut benefits to retirees.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
States, localities, and voluntary society should take on responsibilities Washington has hoarded.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The money would be used to incentivize localities to cut regulations that impede building, and would go to first-time homebuyers, among other things.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Several Democrats echoed a leave-it-to-localities stance Sunday when asked their take on transgender athletes competing in girls' and women's sports.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
All 50 states, as well as other localities, have maternal mortality review committees.
—Amy Yurkanin, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Hofer has already begun contacting localities about their insufficient data protections.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Dozens of localities across the country limit how local law enforcement complies with ICE.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
Shahar Ziv, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
Still struggling to recover financially, some localities have delayed payments to civil servants or cut benefits to retirees.
—Vivian Wang, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2025
States, localities, and voluntary society should take on responsibilities Washington has hoarded.
—Clyde Wayne Crews Jr., Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The money would be used to incentivize localities to cut regulations that impede building, and would go to first-time homebuyers, among other things.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 11 Mar. 2025
Several Democrats echoed a leave-it-to-localities stance Sunday when asked their take on transgender athletes competing in girls' and women's sports.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 9 Mar. 2025
All 50 states, as well as other localities, have maternal mortality review committees.
—Amy Yurkanin, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025
Hofer has already begun contacting localities about their insufficient data protections.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2025
Dozens of localities across the country limit how local law enforcement complies with ICE.
—Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2025
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“Localities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/localities. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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