Before a local government can build a new town hall building or upgrade its water and sewer infrastructure using federal ...

A proposed constitutional amendment would rule out exceptions for local elections. Opponents worry that it could lead to more restrictions.

Washington’s Yakama Nation received both the grant and a $100 million federal loan. Held up by a series of bureaucratic ...

Weeks after California announced a $250 million public-private partnership with Google to fund local news outlets and develop ...

Bringing a civil lawsuit is one of the few ways Pennsylvanians can force corrective action from municipalities, but it’s ...

The Legacy Youth Project was a homegrown ethnic studies and leadership program that served at-risk youth in Napa for eight ...

A KETV investigation reveals Gov. Jim Pillen and his businesses were eligible for more than $64,000 in tax credits that most Nebraskans won't be able to cash in on — all due to a bill passed during ...

California lawmakers acknowledge secret negotiations with lobbyists for bill changes and unwritten rule about no public ...

Legislative hopefuls on Tuesday made their pitches for the best ways the state can reinvest in communities, including ...

The legislature returned from recess Monday in Harrisburg, and a new bill aimed at legalizing cannabis was introduced by a bipartisan pair of legislators, Reps. Aaron Kaufer (R-Luzerne) and Emily ...

The maximum pay for borough mayors and council members along with second-class township supervisors would grow under separate bills that advanced Tuesday within the Pennsylvania Senate. The ...

About 16 percent of lawmakers have taken the required training to build field offices and hire staff to work in the places ...