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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer looks on during an operation in Escondido, Calif. Patton, Victor Merced Washington's KWW Act restricts local use of public resources for ...

The call for greater diversity in leadership has grown louder, yet women remain underrepresented in political offices, particularly at the local government level. Despite making up more than half the ...

GRAND TRAVERSE COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU)-- There's been a lot of movement within local government in the last year. Traverse City hired a new city manager a few months ago and Garfield Township is ...

No one knows what the impacts of the Department of Government Efficiency-driven push toward federal government efficiency will have on state and local governments — or, for that matter, what ...

On April 2, JumboVote hosted an event in collaboration with Medford City Councilors Zac Bears and Kit Collins to discuss the role of local politics during periods of political uncertainty. The event ...

Participants of North Kansas City's Citizens Academy tour the water treatment plant. The 10-week program teaches city residents about government and how various departments function and play a role in ...

Allentown, Pa., Mayor Matthew Tuerk is hoping that a new portal where departing federal workers can post resumes will help the city find candidates for jobs that have been chronically hard to fill.