While most Americans are interested in news about both local laws and local elections, those who feel more attached to their community are especially likely to be interested in news about both topics.

Find more updated survey data about local news in our “Local News Fact Sheet” here. Despite declining public attention to local news, many Americans express positive feelings about their local news ...

Development projects in the United States are subject to a process I like to call “whoever yells the loudest and longest wins.” Some refer to this as participatory democracy. Across the country, angry ...