Voters in Prairie Village, Kansas, will decide Tuesday whether to abandon their current form of government. But the question ...

Despite being smaller in scale, local governments collectively spend about $2 trillion nationwide, which is roughly equivalent to the federal discretionary budget.

National philanthropy cannot pull democracy out of the ditch. Renewal — with community foundations leading the way — must come from the ground up.

A government study commission proposed changes to a document regarding the basic form of the county's government. Voters are deciding if that's what they want.

Four centers in Brockton and Norwood, which served 550 children, are closed, and more than 150 staff members are furloughed.

The Nigerian government through the National Sugar Development Council (NSDC) has unveiled its Sugarcane Outgrower Development Programme (SODP), a ...

The government shutdown is triggering a wave of closures of Head Start centers, leaving many working parents scrambling for ...

The quiet fishing community of Port Mansfield, known for its scenic waters and small-town charm, is now facing a defining decision: Whether to incorporate ...

The future of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the nation's largest food aid program, remains uncertain ...

Most governing happens at the local level, not federal — and it is in local elections where our vote counts the most.

Seventy percent of the loans serve low- and moderate-income households, with more than $15 million deployed on the Treasure Coast.

With the federal government shutdown freezing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for November, Arizona and New Mexico scrambled to deploy emergency aid while Utah warned that it could ...