Local government

associated with dealing with the historic disaster that his New Orleans gives way to thorough discussion the levels of responsibilities and role of the federal, state, and local authorities in times of disaster and emergency response to such disasters like Katrina. Under the systems or practice where more power is pushed to the federal government to spearhead and to always play the lead role is not a good idea and Katrina exposed the truth in that. In as much as federalism exist, Homeland…

meeting was held at the City Hall in Gladewater, Texas. The location of City Hall is 519 East Broadway. It was held on Thursday, October 20, 2016. As people gathered for the meeting I received signatures from board members including the mayor of Gladewater. To commence with was the call to order. Next, was the invocation and then the Pledge of Allegiance? I appreciated the fact that God was put before all else then our great nation. The first major happening was the citizen comments.…

State and Federal governments is complex and they are broken up into many different parts. Also the State and Federal Governments have different amounts of influence over the economy and the citizens. Another thing is that the government system and relationship between the two is very complex and controversial. This paper will discuss the relationship between the State and Federal governments and the complexity of the systems of government. The roles of the Federal and State government in the…

Dental Public Health: Federal Government vs. State and Local Levels Niki Nia PUBH 5050 Introduction to Public Health Dr. Michael McCunniff October 11, 2015 As a general view, the goal of dentistry is to prevent and treat oral disease. The approach to achieving this goal is what differs between the federal, state, and local levels. Various organizations have been set in order to cater to all phases and necessities of dentistry in the dental public health system of the United States.…

States are funding public schools less and less these days. State budgeting has been as issue for quite some time, “cuts at the state level force local school districts to scale back educational services” (CPBB). Roughly 46% of public schools rely on state funds in some way. Now there are a multitude of reasons why states have budgeting problems that cause havoc on public schools. The recession of…

Welfare to Work Legislation, the authors (Stephens & Wikstrom, 2007) describe the policies from this legislation that affects intergovernmental relations for the federal, state, and local levels. Until the 1920s and up to the 1930s, states were hardly involved in public welfare which was mostly left up to local government responsibility.The New Deal programs around the 1930s finally brought federal relief to families in need that had lost jobs or needed financial…

patrol high crime areas. I would also help establish better laws for the state to help us improve on how we spend money to help poor people and provide better low-income housing and help unemployed people get better jobs. I would also help improve our local schools and their facilities. This includes a better library , cafeteria, bathroom, and provide better lunches from McDonalds, Burger King, Taco Bell, and Little Caesars. Also I would help purchase better classrooms equipment such as desk…

Having a local farm within a community can contribute positively to the community and the environment. In particular, Oxford College’s local farm run by Daniel Parson the farmer can serve as a nexus for community relationships to develop between individuals and the environment. Local farming has many benefits to the surrounding community including building relationships between people, cutting the costs of transportation and middle-men, connecting the dots between food on the farm and food on…

Christmas and Thanksgiving are right around the corner, so the time of giving to others is now. In our world there is so much violence and people who live less fortunate then my family and I. Millions of homeless people around the world and even here in the United States sleep on streets and in cardboard boxes with little to eat and the same clothes to wear every day. Also, the violence in the world makes me angry. The terrorist attacks on Paris break my heart and make me angry. Organizations…

Alameda County resides in the East Bay of California and is the fourth most racially diverse county in the United States (Narula, 2014). It comprises of 14 suburban cities and several unincorporated communities with an overall population of 1,610,921 and more than 12% are seniors aged 65 and older (175,320). Geographic isolation between some cities and an ever aging population makes public transportation a concern for the county and it’s stakeholders, especially in regard to the seniors and…