That Us Government services have had to be shut down because of a Budget Deadlock in congress. The us House Of Representatives has adjourned for the day, and will reconvene in washington On Saturday Morning local time. Sean dilley has the latest. This is what you get when the House Of Representatives is led by a Different Party to the one that controls the senate and also occupies the white house. Deadlock is not unheard of, the Government Shutdown six times since 1990, and when they happen they can last for a short time, even days. There is usually a very clear reason why. Last time for example the Government Shutdown in 2018, it was 35 days that those services were stopped and this was because of a very clear disagreement about Donald Trumps to build a wall on the southern border. 2013, very clear policy disagreements saw a 16 day shutdown when representatives fell out over the provision of 0bama care. This time though, the reasons are far less clear. The republican speaker says he t
The Government has announced the reaching of an agreement with Auckland Council about Watercare which will over time be more expensive than Labour's Tree Water alternative.
n the past, SA has had many “hung” municipal councils, since 1994 to be exact – when no single party has had an outright majority, without governments formed thereafter being unstable, yet more recently a number of municipal coalition governments have increasingly collapsed, giving the wrong public perception that coalitions at municipal level are inherently unworkable.
The coalition agreements, revealed on Friday, have predictably resulted in polarised reactions. While surprisingly and unusually comprehensive, the agreeme