While some argue that recent Supreme Court judgments have entrenched Local Government autonomy, others maintain that the Assembly acted squarely within its constitutional mandate, noting that autonomy ...
A version of this story first appeared in Talk of the Town, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA’s State College regional bureau featuring the most important news ...
Despite decades of local government reforms since 1976, the 1999 Constitution and political interference by state governors have left councils financially and politically dependent. While the Supreme ...
Local government offices are essential to the daily functioning of every community, yet The Institute’s Indicators Report says they are often the least understood level of government in the United ...
Mason is a member of the Oregon Government Ethics Commission and previously served as commission chair. First appointed in 2017, he was reappointed in 2022 for an additional 4-year term. When I read ...