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As Voter Turnout Dwindles, Some Look to a Tiny Agency for Help
As advocates and officials seek ways to increase meager Election Day turnout in the city, some say the solution could lie with a little-noticed and sparsely funded commission.
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Claims of Dysfunction At City Clerk's Lobbying Bureau
Four years after the city revised its lobbying law, efforts to cast light on who lobbies for what remain mired in delays, confusion and allegations of mismanagement.
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Charting a Better Way for Planning and Community Boards
With the City Charter under review, Tom Angotti argues it has helped create a land use process often seen as a rubber stamp. He offers ideas to put some teeth in the process.
Categories: State/Local