From a resident wanting to install a fence to a warehouse developer seeking a variance, all kinds of projects can end up ...

Local politicians across Scotland are digesting plans for the biggest shake-up of the council system in 30 years.

On Wednesday in Fiji, Pacific ministers said what Australian ministers have so far avoided saying. The region needs a plan to ...

Longtime Warren City Councilwoman Helen Rucker said council members are happy with the redrawn lines marking the boundaries ...

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway takes questions from reporters at the Missouri Supreme Court building on Sept. 10, 2026. Kacen Bayless kbayless@kcstar.com Reality Check is a Star series ...

The 8th Circuit Court will hear arguments Thursday as Republican officials attempt to institute a redrawn congressional map for November's election. But they face a narrow legal path after a U.S.

A municipal operating system connects departments, automates workflows and unifies data to help local governments improve ...

The unprecedented project gives policymakers and the public an easy way to look up local ordinances and examine what works — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Vice President JD Vance on Monday said it's "bizarre" that the Missouri Supreme Court and the U.S. Supreme Court have prevented ...

In this episode of our local program Making Democracy Work, Lynn Schirk speaks with Ozark Greenways Chief Operating Officer ...

Political leaders say stalled attempts to merge councils were "chaotic" and a "charade" which cost millions of pounds of taxpayers' money. Angela Rayner, local government secretary, announced on ...

U.S. District Court Judge Robert Lasnik agreed, approving new lines in early 2024 to enhance the political voice of Latino ...