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Education Minister María Paz Arzola has floated the idea of pausing the transfer of municipal schools to the Local Public Education Services. The proposal aims for a mixed system and must go through Congress.

2 Mwezi wa tano, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

Propacífico presented its Municipal Sustainable Development Index, assessing progress in Colombia's 1,103 municipalities across 75 SDG indicators. Despite national improvements, 57% remain in intermediate ranges. Highlighted municipalities were awarded at a forum.

In response to the government's recent announcement of significant fuel price increases, leaders from Chile's three major municipal associations met Tuesday at La Moneda to voice criticisms and demand a social agenda. Meanwhile, 26 opposition mayors issued a strong statement highlighting impacts on residents, as the hikes of $370 for gasoline and $580 for diesel take effect Thursday.

23 Mwezi wa tatu, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

Most municipalities in Dalarna will share more than 32 million kronor in state wind power support for 2025 and 2026. Falun receives the largest share, while three get nothing. The figures are from Energimyndigheten.

The Ministry of Finance and municipal representatives have agreed on a 7.8% adjustment in transfers from the General Participation System (SGP) for the first twelfth of 2026, following a reduction in the last period of 2025. The meetings also reviewed technical models for fund distribution throughout the rest of the year.

23 Mwezi wa kwanza, 2026 Imeripotiwa na AI

South Africa's Minister of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Maropene Ramokgopa, has announced that the government has allocated significant funds to enhance public infrastructure in municipalities. An inter-ministerial committee will support distressed local governments. This comes as part of the Mid-Term Development Plan's latest progress report.