"I have been seeing it more and more, that more people want to get involved, not only in their communities, but in their state and local governments and try and do what they can to make this world a better place.

VOA: standard.2010.02.24

In recent years there has been a strong push for local and state governments to ban public smoking.

VOA: special.2009.05.27

The Government Accountability Office reports that state and local governments have received twenty-nine billion dollars so far.

VOA: special.2009.07.10

Also,local governments usually keep official copies of birth, marriage and death records.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

And local governments may have copies of wills.

VOA: special.2010.06.28

And many local governments have their own restrictions.

VOA: special.2009.01.07

"I think that there are,already, concerns that the interim government will use their control of the local governments to stuff the ballots and rig the vote."

VOA: standard.2010.06.22

States and local governments provide most of the funding for the nation's schools.

VOA: standard.2010.02.22

Though funding from the IMF,the World Bank, the United States and other donors has made it possible to subsidize treatment and prevention methods in Africa, Dr.Rwagacondo says that local governments also have a key role to play in mobilizing their populations and eradicating malaria in the long term.

VOA: standard.2009.04.25