Lawsuits are a last resort when local government goes wrong. Here’s why one Pennsylvanian is suing.
Bringing a civil lawsuit is one of the few ways Pennsylvanians can force corrective action from municipalities, but it’s ...
Local government fatcats are bleeding the taxpayer dry
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is a reasonable salary, assuming the person in question is delivering. Perhaps the ...
Newsom Signs Bill Package That Requires Greater Local Government Cooperation on Housing Goals
California cities will soon face more scrutiny for pushing back on housing and shelter construction, due to a package of laws ...
Voting for Local Government Opens in Indian-Controlled Kashmir
It is the first such vote since India's government stripped the disputed region of its special status five years ago.
Endorsement: Yes on Prop. 5. It’s too hard to raise local taxes and bonds
Requiring two-thirds support to pass local taxes for parks, housing, transportation and other public investments is ...
Local Government Is Key to the Fight Against Disinformation
States can compensate for the stagnating momentum in the global fact-checking ecosystem. By building the capacity for ...
Local governments' budgets get initial OK, final hearings and approvals coming soon
In a two-week span, the commissions met for their monthly meetings − the city commission will meet one more time this month − which involved public hearings for their upcoming budgets. The spending ...
Clock is ticking for local governments to use billions of dollars of federal pandemic aid
The site where it plans to spend most of the money for a crime victims center remains an empty plot of dirt. And just ...
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New local government website launched
A new website has been launched to help the public access information about more than 1,000 local government services ...
Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president | The Conversation
Tthe glass ceiling that stymied Hillary Clinton’s presidential bid in 2016 is still sturdy at other levels of political ...
Britain’s local governments are at ‘serious’ risk of ‘widespread collapse’
Local governments across England, Scotland and Wales face a £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) hole in their finances in the coming ...
Voters in Indian-controlled Kashmir choose local government for first time since losing autonomy
Security was tight on Wednesday as a phased election for choosing a local government in Indian-controlled Kashmir opened in ...