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Millcreek Township officials say they must approve all government study commission communications. The commission has not yet responded to the township.
Pre- and post-election surveys in South Africa show a surge in optimism and pro-democratic sentiment.
China has mastered the craft of policing the internet, operating one of the world’s most extensive online censorship and surveillance regimes. With mandatory identity checks on every online ...
At a news conference regarding downtown redevelopment Thursday afternoon, Diny told reporters if this moves forward, he could be the last mayor of Wausau.
Politics Portland councilors adopt first budget under new form of government By Alex Zielinski (OPB) June 19, 2025 8:25 a.m.
A letter to the editor in Monday’s Monitor incorrectly stated Concord’s city manager form of government was adopted in 1993. In fact, it was part of the new city charter voted in by Concord ...
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Democracy is a constitutional mechanism for collective self-government and a way of entrusting decision-making to people acceptable to the majority, whose power is defined and limited, and whose ...
Meet the man who has been advocating to replace American democracy with an all-powerful monarchy — and who has the ear of some of the most important people in Washington and Silicon Valley.
Blythewood, South Carolina near Columbia is set to vote, likely in August, to change its form of government. The change would strip powers from the mayor.