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Mayor’s Management Report Shows Repairs and Housing Gains but Slower Emergency Response

The 544‑page FY2026 baseline presents mixed service trends that will shape Mamdani’s early priorities.

EPFO Migrates 340 Million Records to Single National Database and Begins Auto‑Credit of FY26 Interest

Yokohama Midori Environmental Bureau Seeks One Short‑Term Hire for Water‑Quality Data Survey

Dutch Municipalities Budget 5.8% Spending Rise for 2026 as Social Costs Climb

DWP Confirms Income Data Sharing, Explores Wider Access for Mayoral Authorities

Italy Approves PNRR Decree With Automatic ISEE and Lifetime IDs; Employer Shield Dropped

Argentina Cuts 2025 Spending as Intelligence Rises, Peru Registers Nearly 9,000 Projects With Zero Execution

U.S. Widens Minnesota Fraud Investigation as White House Weighs Denaturalization

Yokohama City Opens Short-Term Hiring for Fiscal-Year Appointments Across Multiple Departments

Yokohama City Opens Applications for Childcare and Child-Guidance Posts Starting Jan. 1

Tax Forecasts Lift Revenues for Hamburg and Schleswig‑Holstein but Leave Little Spending Room

INSS Expands Refund Program as Budget Strains Threaten Core Services

INSS Suspends Benefit-Processing Bonus Program Over Budget Shortfall

Yokohama’s Hodogaya Ward Seeks Short-Term Staff for Child and Family Support Division Leave Coverage

GAO Finds Georgia’s Medicaid Work-Requirement Program Spent More on Overhead Than Care

DWP Clarifies How Earnings Cut Universal Credit Payments

Andhra Pradesh Issues Order to Launch Sthree Shakti Free Bus Scheme on August 15

Santa Clara County Puts 0.625% Sales Tax on November Ballot to Shore Up Health Funds

States Rework Medicaid Waivers to Align With Trump’s Nationwide Work Mandate

UIDAI Prepares Schools-Based Biometric Drive to Update 70 Million Child Aadhaar Records