Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser finds herself in an impossible position as President Trump’s federal takeover of her city intensifies, forcing her to perform a delicate political balancing act ...
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 ...
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 ...
UPDATE: Home Rule may be on the chopping block. On February 6, Utah senator Mike Lee and Tennessee rep. Andy Ogles introduced another bill to repeal the Home Rule Act. It’s called the Bringing ...
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 ...