The fixes could be cheap and easy, though.
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Despite their high confidence overall, almost half of surveyed election officials worried about the cost of running elections.
AI systems can already monitor traffic lights, scan for potholes and answer residents’ questions – the hard part is making sure people can trust them.
Amendment 3 would mean most homeowners pay less in property taxes – but that may not end up significantly lowering their costs.
Data center proposals are often local controversies with significant underlying principles at stake.
A German loan for fixing Johannesburg’s electricity utility is unlikely to make much difference to users yet: prices will probably rise faster than inflation.
Local needs, political tensions and corporate power all get involved in the democratic processes by which Americans govern their communities.
There are opportunities at every level of the US energy market to save consumers money – if governments, companies, communities and individuals choose to act.
Host cities’ agility in preparing for FIFA stands in sharp contrast to the usual rhetoric that municipalities cannot accomplish other civic needs with urgency.
Calls for the Supreme Court to give fossil fuel companies immunity from liability for climate-related damage misreads the Constitution, precedent and the role of courts.
Councils have no formal duties to reduce emissions, and there is a huge temptation for local politicians to look the other way.
Kenya’s devolution has led to tangible improvements in everyday life in places that had long been left behind.
A sweeping reform of New Zealand’s local government sector promises efficiency, but raises questions about accountability, representation and decision-making.
Reform councillors are more aligned with Greens when it comes to building more houses but take quite different views on crime and tax and spend.
When voters know more about candidates and their policies, and when the issues are more relevant, local democracy thrives.
Low voter turnout in local elections is a problem worldwide. But evidence is growing that timing them with general elections can reverse the trend.
African cities need institutions that can adapt, transparent decision making, and collaboration with civil society and the private sector.
Rather than get rid of regional councils, maybe the government should look at expanding their role to deliver core services – something common in many other countries.
What would the United States be without its states? A better, more democatic country, says one legal scholar.
The question is not whether a city is fixed – it can never finally be – but rather what trajectory it is on.
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professor, UTS Institute for Public Policy and Governance and UTS Centre for Local Government, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Research Associate, School of Built Environment, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
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Associate Professor, School of Law, University of New England
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Professor of Public Policy and Management, Nottingham Trent University
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Professor in Law, University of Essex
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Senior Lecturer in Law, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professor of Human Geography, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau
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Professor of Urban Studies and Planning, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Social Policy, University of Kent
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Professor of Law, University of the Witwatersrand
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Reader in Law, City St George's, University of London
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Reader in Urban Planning, University of Liverpool
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Professor of the Practice of Law, University of Southern California
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Dean of Education, School of Education and Institute for Education, Bath Spa University