Detroit just opened a gorgeous, grand waterfront park. What can Cleveland learn from its project? We’re dreaming big ideas on ...

Local and state officials make decisions about our roads, schools, public safety, property taxes, and community resources. But paradoxically, these elections consistently see the lowest voter turnout.

The fifth Civic Leadership Academy session tackled local policymaking processes by inviting city and county legislative members to explain them.

In a major boost to Meghalaya’s tourism ambitions, the Union government on Saturday unveiled a Rs 300-crore project to transform Sohra — the rain-soaked heart of Meghalaya — into a world-class, ...

Governor Hochul announces $8 million in grants for NY local governments to encourage efficiency and shared services.

From 2005 to 2016, against the wishes of both the country’s ruling and opposition parties, the small Venezuelan municipality of Torres underwent a radical experiment in democracy, giving residents ...

Judge Mark Dudley’s courtroom became a classroom Wednesday. Dudley, the Madison County Circuit Court Division 6 judge, hosted more than 100 Eastside Elementary School students in two sessions to ...

WASHINGTON(AP) — Head Start programs that serve tens of thousands of the nation's neediest preschoolers are facing a cutoff of federal funding at the end of the month because of the government ...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Watertown boys’ soccer team earned the No. 2 seed in the Section 3 Class AA tournament after the brackets were released Sunday. Watertown (14-1) awaits the winner of No. 10 ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Merced – The California Transportation Commission today approved $4.9 billion to improve safety and mobility on local streets ...

President Trump seemed to announce the Gateway Tunnel project in New York and New Jersey has been "terminated," though it was not immediately clear if the project has been formally defunded. The ...

Governor Maura Healey’s administration will indefinitely delay releasing tens of millions in earmarks for lawmakers’ local projects in the face of a mounting fiscal uncertainty, state officials said ...