Public Administration

Nigeria: 'No Exemption From Anti-Smoking Law' (AllAfrica.com)

16 May 2008

With Abuja, the Nigerian capital set to join New York, London, Nairobi and several capital cities which have prohibited public smoking , the Federal Capital Territory Administration has said that no resident of the territory, be it government official or other highly placed individual would be exempted from the Tobacco Control Act of 1990, which would take effect from June 1, 2008.

MTA rides to games to be curbed (Baltimore Sun)

16 May 2008

New federal rules restrict the types of services that public transit agencies can offer Fans who ride the Maryland Transit Administration's buses from local park-and-ride lots to Orioles and Ravens games will soon have to find a new way to the stadium under new federal rules restricting the types of services public transit agencies are permitted to offer.

1,800 New York public schools recognized for improvement (The Ithaca Journal)

16 May 2008

ALBANY — About 1,800 public schools and nearly 300 public school districts have been recognized for their high performance under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, the state Education Department announced Thursday.