The two-term Democrat restored fiscal stability and scored major economic development wins while working with Republican ...

Atlanta’s economy is booming, but its mayor is focused on ensuring growth reaches neighborhoods and residents that have ...

Diversity alone won’t get the votes for funding public education. It takes communities that are more integrated and connected ...

Randy Clarke has paired more reliable service and improved safety with an unusually public approach to leadership, helping rebuild confidence in Washington’s transit system.

Sheriffs receive 20 percent of the state’s opioid settlement money, but they aren’t required to report their spending — ...

Oklahoma allowed private companies to employ incarcerated workers for outside calling campaigns, including work that ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has halted state funding for the AI-powered license plate readers as privacy concerns and reports of misuse ...

Mariyana Spyropoulos inherited an office marked by backlogs and dogged by ethical lapses. Her reforms aim to make the Cook ...

Local officials don’t have to roll over in the face of today’s political challenges to affirmative action and DEI. Fair ...

Years of rapid growth have pushed development farther into fire-prone areas, exposing a challenge facing communities as more ...

A 2025 push to round up undocumented immigrants continues to disrupt local economies in Los Angeles County. Local officials ...

Concerns about environmental impacts from data centers have dovetailed with a broader backlash to AI. Dozens of jurisdictions ...