The Panchayat Paradox: Flush With Funds, Starved Of Choice

On most mornings in Nisraya village of Anand district, the gram panchayat office becomes a hub of small but important ...
NewsDay Zimbabwe

Trailblazers Awards come to Midlands

THE inaugural Midlands Community Trailblazers Awards (MCTA) is set to be more than just a ceremony — it will be a celebration of the “human gold” that fuels Zimbabwe’s heartland. Awards host Albert ...
NationOpinion

Stop competing with counties

Today, the national government refuses to let counties govern. A report by Katiba Institute last year revealed that national ...
SussexWorldOpinion

West Sussex County Council Leader: Sussex deserves certainty as devolution moves forward

Sussex and Brighton & Hove have taken a significant step on the road to devolution. The legislation establishing the Sussex & ...
FrontlineOpinion

The Finance Commission’s fiscal shell game

The latest report of the Finance Commission of India marginally improves southern States’ shares but leaves intact deeper ...
East Anglian Daily Times 24

Suffolk councils argue over devolution after election U-turn

Suffolk County Council is wrestling with relentless change in a whirlwind 24 hours, as election U-turns have raised questions about if the region's flagship devolution process is dead. The ...
Milton Keynes Citizen

Milton Keynes to join forces with more than one million more residents as devolution becomes 'likely'

The government has confirmed that Milton Keynes is ‘likely’ to join forces with Bedford, Luton and Central Beds councils in a major devolution plan. Did you know with an ad-lite subscription to Milton ...
The Guardian

Norfolk council leader pulls out of long-awaited devolution deal over election U-turn

Kay Mason Billig accuses Steve Reed of forcing council to agree to poll delay in return for extra funding and powers What made ministers think they could delay local elections? A Norfolk council ...
The Argus

Devolution plans advance for Sussex and Brighton region

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Local Government Chronicle

Norfolk: ‘LGR and devolution is off’

Norfolk CC leader has announced its intent to pull out of devolution and LGR following the government’s decision to reverse the cancellation of local elections. The government yesterday said it would ...
AllAfrica.com

Ghana Advances Education Sector Devolution With New Bill

The Inter-Ministerial Coordinating Committee on Decentralisation (IMCC), together with the Ministry of Education (MoE), has launched the process to enact a new Education Sector Devolution Bill. The ...
The Press

Council ‘has to do better’ on double devolution as funding refused

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