Some of 2025’s biggest political skirmishes played out when local governments or residents resisted pressure from above.

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-7th District: “Everyone is carrying so much — including you. In 2026, build community where you ...

Some things Jackson has waited years for are finally scheduled for 2026, including trials, reopenings and roadwork.

Legislation giving local officials greater control over regional-scale development projects was approved recently by the House Local Government Committee. The committee voted 14-12 with Democrats ...

Florida lawmakers are criticized for legislation allowing charter schools to use public school facilities for free. Proposed ...

Two local flu patients, Kimberly Trobia and Kristy Schreiber, described their experiences of the recent surge in cases on ...

Fifty years after the James river’s closure, Virginia’s worst environmental disaster — one that sickened scores of citizens and crippled a vital industry — marks a nadir in the state’s ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports Florida has three cases of salmonella illness but the state ...

The Federal Government has confirmed that precision airstrikes carried out against foreign Islamic State (ISIS) terrorist ...

While city leaders have claimed for years they have winnable cases, their lawsuits have been regularly turned down by judges at state and federal courts in their legal battles.

Their ruling reinforced the grip of SB 1350, the 2017 law that bars jurisdictions from banning or broadly limiting short-term ...

The governor and lieutenant governor both offered flawed promises, but at least Patrick has kept a toe in reality. | Opinion ...