BATON ROUGE — State Senate President Cameron Henry and House Speaker Phillip DeVillier both expressed concern Monday about a spate of bills that might give communities veto power over carbon capture ...

STERLING HEIGHTS — Local officials from three counties are uniting with a message to Lansing lawmakers: Work with us, not against us. That plea was emphasized again and again during a Feb. 24 news ...

Local control is the principle that government works best when decisions are made closest to where the people live. A package of bills introduced in the Legislature would blow that concept to pieces.

MOSCOW — Moscow Mayor Hailey Lewis on Wednesday warned community members about the Idaho Legislature’s attempts to limit local control over city issues. Lewis made these remarks while delivering the ...

Amid a Florida legislative session that has included talk of who controls water quality and whether property taxes will be cut, Volusia County Council Chairman Jeff Brower advocated for home rule at ...

Most people have no idea what a charter commission does. I was no different until I began serving on city commissions in Coon Rapids. I started on the city’s Safety Commission, and last April I was ...

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker will propose a statewide zoning law in his State of the State address on Wednesday, drastically limiting the authority local governments have to control what types of ...

Virginia lawmakers are considering several gun control bills that could significantly impact firearm purchases and ownership in the Commonwealth, including an assault weapons ban and new licensing ...

A resolution that reaffirms Springfield’s commitment to local control was approved Monday night by City Council. The resolution also initiates a community discussion on the appropriate role of the ...

On the anniversary of the D.C. plane crash that claimed the lives of 67 people, WTOP takes a look back in our series “Disaster on the Potomac, 1 year later” — and the changes that followed in its ...

Fulton County leaders and national election experts are warning that a renewed push at the state Capitol could weaken local control over elections — just as federal investigators and outside activist ...

Free online software combines motion, pneumatics and I/O design in one workflow to reduce engineering effort and errors. ISLANDIA, N.Y., January 20, 2026 — Festo introduces the System Configurator, a ...