Local government meetings can look routine from the outside. Agendas get read, presentations are heard, resolutions are approved, questions are asked, and the meeting moves on. But inside those ...

The tough jobs in a community seem obvious – police officers and firefighters and medical professionals, to name a few. Not so obvious are those citizens appointed to fill esoteric roles that aren’t ...

A pair of Flint organizations will host a free workshop next month to help residents better understand how local government ...

Do more with less. For nearly 20 years, I’ve heard this statement, serving on the front lines of local government — from the footsteps of town hall and managing a municipal tax office, to helping lead ...

The ALCOSAN wastewater treatment facility in Pittsburgh's North Side is pictured above. Sewer issues, and infrastructure more generally, were just one focus for the students in Local Government ...

How do you protect a right that was never designed for everyone? For Hannah Fried, this isn’t abstract. It’s the daily work of making sure ordinary people can do an extraordinary thing: cast a ballot ...

It should strengthen local identity, not weaken it, and it should give residents confidence that their area will thrive, not ...