There's an old saying that you can ignore everything a person says before the word "but," as in "I believe in the lower taxes, but…" That's because everything following that word will contradict what ...

Over the past few years, a battle has raged in several states over the question of where state authority begins and “local control” ends. In my home state of Texas, this war has intensified with ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... I first heard the term “local control” as an education reporter at Chalkbeat. I was told early on that to understand education in Colorado, that was one of ...

Members of the National Guard patrol at the National Mall on August 26 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) The president’s decision to take over the District of Columbia police, along ...

AFTER TODAY, RIGHT? SO TODAY WAS ABOUT CHANGING THE CITY CODE TO INCLUDE AN OUTLINE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HOW IT FUNCTIONS AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES. MAYOR BRANDON SCOTT, MEMBERS OF THE CITY ...

Oklahoma’s Own In Focus: Ryan Walters Pushes For Local Control Over Education Funding Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters has announced plans to reduce federal control over education by ...

SACRAMENTO – There’s an old saying that you can ignore everything a person says before the word “but,” as in “I believe in the lower taxes, but …” That’s because everything following that word will ...

AUSTIN - In eight years as mayor of Amarillo, Republican Kel Seliger was always wary of big-footing from Austin and Washington, with mandates that would cost his constituents money and limit the ...

Kansas City is the only major municipality that does not control its own police department. The governor appoints a five-member board that hires the chief and sets policy. The form of governance, in ...

Public media has always been about trust, service, and connection. In today’s rapidly evolving media and technology landscape, stations must balance the increasing complexities of broadcast technology ...

Contributing columnist Glenn Rogers writes that the Texas Republican party has abandoned its value of local control. In this, along with other columns published nearby, conservative writers examine ...

The president’s decision to take over the District of Columbia police, along with expanding immigration and policing enforcement in blue cities such as Chicago, undermines a constitutional framework ...