ST. MARTIN PARISH — After Monday’s Saint Martinville City Council meeting, residents will have the opportunity to change their local government structure, which has been in place for over 100 years.

There is obviously a substantial consensus in public discourse that the country’s protracted crisis of underdevelopment since independence is partly a function of the inefficacy, ineffectiveness and ...

I was not surprised that the Secretary to the Lagos State Government, (SSG), Mr Tunji Bello, was not particularly enamoured of this column’s endorsement last week of the view by the eminent American ...

Local governments have direct influence on our day-to-day lives, but the way they’re set up and what they actually govern can vary greatly across different municipalities. Some cities, including ...

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BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — Voters in the Town of Blythewood are preparing to make a decision that could reshape the structure of their local government. A special election set for July 29 will determine ...