HARRISBURG, PA – Sen. Mike Folmer, R–Lebanon, plans to introduce legislation that would limit long-term assignment of state cars to employees who log at least 1,200 business miles a month.
Read More →HAGERSTOWN, MD – As gas prices continue to climb, prompting some to question the value of giving take-home vehicles to government employees, Washington County officials defended the practice saying it is not the money-waster that some people think it is.
Read More →GILLETTE, WY – The Campbell County Commission is considering a new policy that could reduce the number of county employees who get to drive county vehicles home.
Read More →NEWBERRY, SC – With gasoline climbing toward $4 a gallon, police officers around the country are losing the right to take their patrol cars home and are being forced to double up in cruisers and walk the beat more.
Read More →FORT WAYNE, IN – Local government officials are trying to balance the benefits and costs of take home vehicles for Allen County employees and Fort Wayne City Police.
Read More →PROVIDENCE, RI – Police Chief Dean Esserman is defending the Providence, R.I., police department’s policy that allows district commanders, high-ranking officers, and detectives in specialized investigations to take home their city-owned police vehicles.
Read More →FORT MYERS, FL – Twenty-five Lee County employees have a take-home automobile, a 42-percent decrease from January.
Read More →MAYVILLE, NY – The vehicle pool for Chautauqua County government has dropped slightly in the last five years, going from 211 to 207. But even though the number of county vehicles has decreased, Maria Kindberg, D–Jamestown and majority leader, said more can still be done to lower the vehicle count,
Read More →SOUTH BEND, NJ – St. Joseph County commissioners will vote on a proposal that would reduce the number of County employees that take their cars home.
Read More →DETROIT – As gasoline prices climb and budgets get tighter, city officials are looking to scale back on the use of city-owned vehicles.
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