Attorneys representing local governments often juggle numerous requests to draft or review contracts on tight deadlines. Regardless of the subject matter, the attorney must provide a rapid, thorough, ...

When deadly fires tore across the island of Maui in early August, killing around 100 people and destroying thousands of homes and businesses, the public quickly learned that much of the destruction ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Roger Valdez writes about housing economics and policy. This is the third in a series of posts about whether and how state ...

As in past years, Americans view their state and local governments far more positively than the federal government in Washington. But favorability ratings of all three levels of government have taken ...

Illinois has 8,923 local governments — more than any other state. Texas, which has more than double Illinois’ 12.7 million residents and nearly five times Illinois’ land mass, is next-highest, with ...

On Sept. 20, the Georgia State Election Board approved a rule requiring counties to hand-count all ballots cast in the November election. The new rule, passed by a 3-2 pro-Trump majority of the Board, ...

The importance of safeguarding the hardware, software and systems relied on by the Department of Defense (DoD) needs no explanation. Like state and local governments, the DoD relies on a diverse array ...

The survey findings, shared exclusively with NBC News, also point to which local institutions help reduce political strife.

SACRAMENTO — Frustrated over the lack of progress on homelessness in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling for increased oversight of cities and counties that receive state funds in an effort to ...