Phoenix is the first municipality in the nation to launch a free application that allows residents with Droid phones to point, click and send photos of graffiti, over-height weeds, abandoned shopping carts and other blight violations to the city's Neighborhood Services Department.

In 2008, opening bid proposals increased 172 % for the delivery of de-icing rock salt the City of Montgomery.

Private water companies have been meeting the essential drinking water needs of millions of people and businesses for generations...