The $300 million budget deficit and a proposed trash tax has some elected officials and members of the public questioning whether a manager-council form of governance is better than the current strong ...

Erie City Council is considering expanding a study on a new form of government to include options beyond home rule. The proposed ordinance would push the ballot referendum on whether to form a study ...

KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson covers portions of Johnson County, including Overland Park, Prairie Village and Leawood. Share your story idea with Alyssa. Voters in Prairie Village decided Tuesday on ...

City officials want more engagement with the public over the issue before any study moves forward.

Let’s face it: The Parkersburg City government is broken. Our population is dwindling and has been for decades. Our city council is ineffective, having not accomplished anything of significance in ...

As part of her coverage of Johnson County, KSHB 41 reporter Alyssa Jackson has been reporting on efforts to change government in Prairie Village, including the story below. Share your story idea with ...

The city of Camas is revisiting a 2018 recommendation to adopt a “strong council” form of government. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files) CAMAS — The city of Camas is revisiting a 2018 recommendation ...

Perhaps the most basic decision facing the city's 15-member Charter Review Commission is whether to change the city's form of government. Since 1988, the city has operated under the ...

FALL RIVER — With the city winding down from a particularly tight mayoral election and voter turnout in the dumps, the City Council has floated the idea of asking voters to reconsider Fall River’s ...