Civics & How Government Works

41+ min ago   (642+ words) Amanda Gonzalez, Jefferson County clerk and recorder. There is a lot of attention on elections right now. Some of what you’re hearing might sound confusing or concerning. Or maybe you’re energized by it. However you’re feeling, you will almost certainly…...

2+ hour, 33+ min ago   (175+ words) Introductory offer: Subscribe for 50% off unlimited access to The Mandarin. Today is the International Day of Democracy, a day to reflect on what probably defines the free world more than anything else. Notwithstanding, Winston Churchill famously described democracy “as the…...

2+ hour, 27+ min ago   (307+ words) Iredell Free News RALEIGH — As legal arguments continue in the Stein v. Berger and Stein v. Hall court cases, all five living former North Carolina governors are voicing their bipartisan support for Gov. Josh Stein’s case to protect the governor’s…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (98+ words) Capital Gazette Navy football loses QB Braxton Woodson in 38-30 defeat at Florida Atlantic Pizzeria and taphouse closing at Annapolis Town Center Anne Arundel superintendent, review committee recommend denying Glen Burnie charter school’s application ‘Cannot fit another desk’: Several Severna Park…...

1+ hour, 11+ min ago   (358+ words) Johnson City Press The new head of Johnson City's planning division will be paid 47% more than the previous department leader, according to public records obtained by the Johnson City Press The city offered its new hire for the role, Steve…...

1+ hour, 6+ min ago   (193+ words) ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled the Minnesota city of Oak Grove may use paper voting rosters instead of electronic ones in the 2026 election. Minnesota law contains no language limiting a municipality’s authority to odd-year local elections, and…...

3+ hour, 3+ min ago   (964+ words) Justices will decide if lower-court panels were right to toss two gerrymandering challenges. Wisconsin Supreme Court justices will hear arguments this week in two lawsuits claiming the state’s eight U.S. House districts are gerrymandered and must be redrawn. Both cases…...

3+ hour, 54+ min ago   (292+ words) The Livermore City Council is set Monday to consider a request from the City Manager’s Office to bring former administrative services director Tina Olson out of retirement after just four months to help with budget preparations while new hires get…...

3+ hour, 2+ min ago   (218+ words) The Joplin Globe - Download the Globe app to my phone or tablet Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, right, speaks to reporters on Sept. 10 after the Missouri Supreme Court found Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, center, “was in contempt” for ordering…...

3+ hour, 45+ min ago   (809+ words) When the Florida Legislature created the Sixth District Court of Appeal in 2022, the mystery question was why? The workloads of the existing five didn’t justify another. The recommendation by a Supreme Court advisory committee was unpersuasive, and some members dissented....