A City of Omaha $411 wastewater project contract has stalled as the City Council mulls over a proposed amendment.

Seminole County commissioners discuss the potential revenue loss from a proposed amendment to phase out most property taxes in Florida.

The Illinois Supreme Court began weighing arguments Tuesday in a case that challenges the state’s ability to prohibit people with nonviolent felony convictions from possessing a firearm. At issue is ...

The Los Angeles City Council will pay out $177 million in contracts to tenant-rights attorneys who routinely sue the city and groups who rally against the LAPD. The 12–1 vote came after more than ...

Oklahoma politicians have imposed complex rules to strangle people's right to propose new laws without legislative approval. Can Supreme Court help?

The United States set a new precedent at the United Nations annual women’s rights meeting by requesting a recorded vote on the draft conclusions. The US action culminated after weekslong negotiations ...

Leaders in Bridgeport are seeking permission from the state’s Home Rule program to maintain the city’s current municipal election cycle following a recent change in West Virginia law requiring ...

Kansas lawmakers are continuing debate over the extent to which the state should limit property tax increases as the legislative session enters its final weeks.

In February, the Department of Justice joined a lawsuit against Los Angeles Unified School District brought by conservative activists, seeking to use the 14th Amendment to repeal a desegregation ...

As Republicans call for higher scrutiny of indigent defense counsel spending, the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security is exploring a new way to prove whether defendants are low-income: W2 ...

Montgomery County Council President Natali Fani-González (D-Dist. 6) on Tuesday is slated to introduce a proposed zoning text ...