Local government in Rhode Island is structured around 39 independent cities and towns, each with its own government responsible for services like schools, parks, and public safety. Like the federal ...

In a democracy, the sole purpose of having a local government system is to decentralize power to the district level, in order to ensure that the day-to-day grievances of the public are heard and ...

If you need another reason to hope for success from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)—you probably don't, but there are plenty to go around—it turns out that efforts by the waste-hunting, ...