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When deadly fires tore across the island of Maui in early August, killing around 100 people and destroying thousands of homes and businesses, the public quickly learned that much of the destruction ...

A commitment to providing essential services and protecting taxpayers is a vital function of local government. The daily effort of city employees is unwavering as they look for ways to enhance an ...

On Sept. 20, the Georgia State Election Board approved a rule requiring counties to hand-count all ballots cast in the November election. The new rule, passed by a 3-2 pro-Trump majority of the Board, ...

Changes brought by the Isle of Man's upper branch of parliament would "mitigate" some of the issues in a new local authority ...

Illinois has 8,923 local governments — more than any other state. Texas, which has more than double Illinois’ 12.7 million residents and nearly five times Illinois’ land mass, is next-highest, with ...

Spotlight PA Local Accountability Reporter Min Xian spoke with a panel of experts about the challenges local governments face in finding and retaining dedicated elected officials and the impacts those ...