City councilors approved a draft of amendments to the city charter on Monday as part of Cambridge’s first decennial charter ...

Even with strong mandates, the next mayor will have limited tools. Under Oakland's city charter - the city's governing document - the mayor lacks veto power and has little authority over legislation ...

A watershed debate of the ground rules of Miami-Dade County governance is finally on the calendar, beginning the first week in June. It’s about time. That’s the week when county commission Chairman An ...

After three years of committee processes, the proposed language for Cambridge’s first charter revision in eight decades is on ...

Early voting for local elections in Rockwall County will be April 22 through April 29 this year, and election day will be on May 3. Voters in Fate, in particular, will have a lot of choices to ...

The approval of the Newberry Elementary charter school application prompted questions from legal experts and community ...

Each city council member has the opportunity of nominating residents to serve on citizen boards and commissions which assist in making decisions to keep it moving forward. At the April 10 council ...

The clock is ticking on an attempt to let voters decide this fall on changes to the governing system and structure of the ...

AFP via Getty Images There are 149,000 students attending 281 charter schools in New York City, accounting for 15% of public school students. The state imposes a cap on the number of charter ...