Tag: nation
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On Navajo Nation, a push to electrify more homes on the vast reservation
“We are a part of America that a lot of the time feels kind of left out,” said Vircynthia Charley, district manager at the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority, a non-for-profit utility that provides electric, water, wastewater, natural gas and solar energy services. For years, the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority has worked to get more Navajo…
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In a polarized nation, local governments are oases of compromise and community, study finds
Local governments are uniquely able to combat growing national polarization, according to a new study out Wednesday from the nonprofit research organization CivicPulse and the Carnegie Corporation of New York. The study, which features quantitative and qualitative conclusions following interviews with more than 1,400 local elected policymakers and local civil service leaders, found that 87%…