President Donald Trump repeated his threat to take over Washington, D.C.’s, government, which operates independently under ...

As Douglas County’s home-rule election gets underway, the battle is already red hot. Here’s what’s at stake. Voters will decide in June 24 special election whether to form a commission to ...

The South Carolina Home Rule Act, which marks its 50th anniversary, changed how counties are governed, increasing local ...

When Barrett Roth first heard about home rule, he wasn't sure how to feel. "I think, like everyone else, I was kind of shocked, and had to learn a lot about it," Roth said. And learn more he did ...

Home rule opponents, Cathy Lees and Kelly Mayr, address a group of volunteers at a Douglas County library before heading out to canvas voters, May 31, 2025. “What we're saying is, this process ...

Home rule. Luzerne County residents and leaders have argued its merits for much of this century. In 2010, as county voters prepared to decide whether to adopt a home rule form of government, then-c… ...

DOUGLAS COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) — County commissioners supporting the home rule said that after the charter was voted down, they still will put forth efforts to make it happen in the future. It’s ...

This is a solution we’re providing,” said Dr. Jay Callegari, Chairman-at-Large of the Avoyelles Parish Home Rule Charter Commission. “We’re not saying it’s 100% going to work.

That has Marshall, the state representative from Highlands Ranch, questioning just how much grassroots support the home-rule movement has in Douglas County. And layer on that a recent survey of nearly ...