Mon, December 16, 2024
[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The New York Times
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: thelondoneconomic.com
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: CTV News
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The Irish Times
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: bnnbloomberg
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: CTV News
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: PBS
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The Conversation
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Mises Institute
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: NPR
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Business Standard
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Sunderland Echo
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Penn Live
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: National Catholic Register
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The New Zealand Herald
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: London Evening Standard
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: CNN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Graphic
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The Globe and Mail
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Florida Politics
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Daily Mail
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The New York Times
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Texas Public Radio
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: KCCI Des Moines
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Firstpost
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: India Today
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Rolling Stone
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The New York Times
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The Independent
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Detroit News
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The New Zealand Herald
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: cnbctv18
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: Business Standard
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: New Republic
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: RTE Online
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: The Age
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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[ Mon, Dec 16th 2024 ]: MSN
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Roads in, social housing out as Government forces councils 'back to basics'

The article from the New Zealand Herald discusses the New Zealand Government's decision to refocus local councils on core infrastructure like roads, water, and waste management, while reducing their involvement in social housing. This policy shift, announced by Local Government Minister Simeon Brown, aims to streamline council responsibilities, emphasizing that councils should prioritize essential services over what is considered non-core activities like social housing. The government's move is part of a broader strategy to address what they perceive as mission creep in local government functions. Critics argue this could lead to a reduction in community services, potentially affecting the most vulnerable populations. The policy change also includes a review of the 2019 Infrastructure Funding and Financing Act, suggesting a reevaluation of how infrastructure projects are funded, potentially moving away from public-private partnerships towards more traditional funding methods.

Read the Full The New Zealand Herald Article at:
[ https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/roads-in-social-housing-out-as-government-forces-councils-back-to-basics/2LP4BFXG45AFFALIOWW5BSDNC4/ ]