Los Angeles County’s Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration. The charter approved by the county’s voters last November creates an elected chief executive. (Photo: Los Angeles County Chief Executive ...

Florida House Bill 105 would allow individuals and businesses to sue local governments over enforcement actions they deem "arbitrary or unreasonable." Critics argue the bill threatens the principle of ...

In the quest for modern governance solutions, China continues to explore innovative methods to ensure local accountability without adopting Western-style democratic elections. This trend has been ...

Newly elected members of Kerala's local self-government institutions will be sworn in on Sunday, followed by the first ...

Over the past year, Uzbekistan has taken critical steps to redefine its local governance system. Last year’s constitutional revision marked a fundamental shift toward decentralization. The ...

Washington, D.C., officials are decrying federal legislation that, they say, pose as threats to Home Rule – the law which has allowed the District to self-govern since 1975. On Nov. 17, the House ...

WASHINGTON - Two House bills scheduled for votes this week would override laws enacted by the District of Columbia Council in a further move by Congress to undercut local governance. One bill would ...

"In this world, emotion has become suspect—the accepted style is smooth, antiseptic, and passionless." —Joe Biden "Strong government doesn't mean simply military power or an efficient intelligence ...

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan, December 14. Central Asian states plan the creation of a regional platform to coordinate the development of local self-government, Trend reports via the Kyrgyz Development Policy ...

It could strip the voting rights of 700,000 people, dismantle a 36,000-person government with a multi-billion dollar budget, put Florida and Wyoming senators in charge of your plumbing and trash—and ...