Local Government
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A Resident's Guide to Influencing Local Zoning Changes
Understand how local zoning changes impact your neighborhood and learn practical steps residents can take to influence these decisions through informed participation and formal feedback.
How City Hall Decisions Shape Public Transit Policy and Funding
In Winston-Salem, the City Council directly appoints all eight members of the Transit Authority, effectively granting local politicians complete control over the city's bus system operations and fundi
How City Council Decisions Shape Neighborhood Development
At public engagement events shaping local development in 2026, older, white homeowners are often overrepresented, while renters and people of color are frequently left out, skewing decisions that affe
Federal grants fuel transit agency modernization plans for 2026
Chatham County commissioners approved a $42 million budget for the local transit agency, the Chatham Area Transit (CAT), but only after demanding a forensic audit, route restorations, and renegotiated
ICE Detains Street Vendor After Police Ticketed Her
After Chicago police ticketed street vendor Norma Salazar Perdomo for operating without a license on May 5, she was subsequently detained by ICE.
BUILD America 250 Act Boosts Local Infrastructure Funding
Counties and local governments are poised to access an estimated 22 percent of the new BUILD America 250 Act's funding, a significant shift targeting local infrastructure and housing challenges.