Local Government

Chances are good that you’re facing significant challenges governing your city or town under limited resources. The Local Government topic helps local governments move forward by tracking innovative solutions to fiscal and operational challenges facing cities and towns across the nation. Content spans the breadth of municipal operations, from consolidation to public safety, from pension reform to public works.

With municipal officials becoming very creative in the face of diminished state and federal aid, the Local Government topic page provides the resources to help local government meet the challenges ahead.

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Wis. town votes to eliminate police department
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The elimination of the PD would make Big Bend the eighth community in Waukesha County to have police services covered by the sheriff's office
Texas town votes to deactivate PD, fire police chief in wake of investigation
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Councilmembers voted to fire the chief and deactivate the department following allegations about the backgrounds of hired officers
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Small towns across U.S. dissolve PDs amid officer shortages, increasing resignations
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Officer resignations were up 47% last year compared to 2019 and retirements are up 19%, according to a survey of nearly 200 police agencies
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Calif. city takes control of hiring, firing of police chief
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The Antioch City Council's decision follows an FBI investigation of several officers, as well as the charging of three others with conspiracy to take bribes
Ill. officer who stole $15 shirt in 2008 decertified by state, barred from working as a cop
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Zenna Ramos said she had just escaped an unsafe living situation with her young child, and didn’t have clothes when she said she took the shirt worth $14.99
Minn. to clarify new rules for SROs after receiving concerns from officers
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The language of the new law states SROs are prohibited from using certain types of restraints when trying to control unruly students
'Criminals are running this city': Now-retired Seattle officer writes brutal resignation letter
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A now-retired Seattle police lieutenant wrote a 15-page resignation letter that promised an "unfiltered, raw and unapologetic" description of why she decided to retire
Ohio police department gets rid of maximum age requirement to recruit officers
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In Ohio, the maximum age limit for a certified officer is 35 years; the city of Springfield hopes that removing the maximum age cap will help fill vacancies
Entire police department in Minn. town resigns over pay, recruitment
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"The harsh reality is, I don't want to be the guy working 80 hours a week just running this PD, being on call 24 hours a day," Chief Smith said
Chicago's newly named top cop says officers' well-being, reducing violence among top priorities
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“My focus is to ensure these officers get the best possible training so they can police constitutionally," Larry Snelling said
Pa. police department disbands months after chief's death
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Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire died after he was gunned down by a suspect in January; his passing was one of the factors for the PD to join Tarentum
N.C. law enforcement groups oppose bill that would protect police whistleblowers
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Three law enforcement groups opposed the bill, comparing the bill's language to a union contract and stating it would create unnecessary legal troubles
Ill. governor signs bill to provide benefits for Chicago first responders disabled by COVID-19
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The law applies to those who got sick with the virus from March 9, 2020, through June 30, 2021 and assumes they contracted it because of work
Pa. governor plans to recruit more officers, invest in public safety
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Gov. Josh Shapiro: "Making our communities safer starts with ensuring PDs are well-staffed, well-funded, well-trained and well-equipped"
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