When you are in local government, you are on the ground, and you are looking into the eyes and hearts of the people you are ...

Across the country, budget shortfalls, infrastructure backlogs and political polarization are testing the limits of what cities can do — and how effectively they can do it. At the same time, broader ...

Over the past year, Uzbekistan has taken critical steps to redefine its local governance system. Last year’s constitutional revision marked a fundamental shift toward decentralization. The ...

In the latest episode of FreepCast, Free Press Photo Editor Casey Ek and reporter Ethan Becker take the reins. Ek checks in with Becker, who has been at the newspaper for about a month. Becker talks ...

from State and Local Webinars and Digital and Cyberspace Policy Program Margaret Woolley Busse, executive director of the Utah Department of Commerce and cofounder of the state’s Office of Artificial ...

Alongside a deluge of new policies, this year has seen unprecedented political discourse about the nature of government: how much we should have, how efficient it can be, and whether bureaucracy will ...

In the quest for modern governance solutions, China continues to explore innovative methods to ensure local accountability without adopting Western-style democratic elections. This trend has been ...

HYDERABAD: Pointing to official estimates that Hyderabad requires nearly Rs 37,000 crore for drinking water augmentation and ...

Members of the Indianapolis Local Education Alliance have narrowed down their vision for reshaping Indianapolis Public Schools, settling on models that will diminish IPS's elected board's power while ...