Douglas County’s commissioners violated Colorado’s open meetings law when they teed up an effort to establish home-rule ...

Douglas County commissioners took the first step in a nine-step process of becoming a home rule charter county.

In the wake of District 7 Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s April 9 announcement that she will step down, a battle has begun over councilors’ bid to skip a special election to fill her ...

A group of citizens filed a lawsuit against Douglas County commissioners, accusing them of violating Colorado’s open meetings ...

Erie City Council, during its regular meeting on April 16, voted 5-0 to give final approval to an ordinance regarding what's ...

D.C.’s operating budget for fiscal year 2025 is up in the air — but not because of decisions made by the D.C. Council or Mayor Bowser. Instead, laws passed by the federal government have forced ...

The Constitution gives federal lawmakers authority over the District of Columbia, while the Home Rule Act of 1973 lets residents elect a mayor, a council and neighborhood commissioners.

Home-rule authority is a power that leaders in the conservative suburban county hope to wield as a defensive weapon against what they consider legislative overreach by state lawmakers.

After a host of bills were filed during this session of the Florida Legislature that would erode local control of development ...

For the first time in 15 years, the city of Zachary is proposing an update to its foundational governing document.

State officials recognized Lancaster’s Home Rule Study Commission on Wednesday for its efforts to address the city’s budget ...