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June 30 Deadline for Excellence in Government Award Nominations
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
June 28, 2022
NEW ORLEANS — From the Bureau of Governmental Research: BGR’s Excellence in Government Awards honor creative, dedicated local and...Submit Your Nominations by June 30 for BGR’s 2022 Excellence in Government Awards
June 27, 2022
BGR’s Excellence in Government Awards honor creative, dedicated local and state government employees and individual private citizens for their...BGR Seeking Nominations for Its Excellence in Government Awards
By Biz New Orleans Staff
Source: Biz New Orleans
May 17, 2022
The Bureau of Governmental Research is accepting nominations for its 2022 Excellence in Government Awards. Since 1994, BGR has...Nominate Public Employees and Citizens for BGR’s Excellence in Government Awards
May 16, 2022
The Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) is now accepting nominations for its 2022 Excellence in Government Awards. Since 1994,...People want more accessible, transparent council meetings
By Selena Vazquez
Source: The Press of Atlantic City
People were upset two years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to stay inside and mostly interact with...‘They fear no consequences.’ NOPD chief, JPSO sheriff talk about crime spike, recruitment efforts
By Michelle Hunter
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
May 12, 2022
Recruiting and keeping police officers remains a huge challenge for area law enforcement agencies, and will continue to be...BGR Convenes Speaker Series on Public Safety
May 12, 2022
As residents throughout the New Orleans area have expressed concern about crime, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) presented...A View from the Top: Insights on Law Enforcement in Orleans and Jefferson
May 12, 2022
Today, the Bureau of Governmental Research (BGR) presented its first in-person Breakfast Briefing in more than two years. The...Rough Patch: How long can you keep kicking the can down the road when the road’s falling apart?
By Kaylee Poche
Source: Gambit
May 9, 2022
Over on Webster Street, Ellis Arjmand can’t drive to his house without going the wrong way down the one-way...New Orleans voters back early childhood education millage in single-issue vote
By Matt Sledge
Source: The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate
April 30, 2022
Voters in New Orleans on Saturday approved a property tax measure aimed at creating 1,000 or more early childhood...