Democracy initiative. We explore the state of civic participation and hear how some Chicagoans are working to strengthen democracy.

U.S. Senator Todd Young warns that the decline of local news threatens American democracy by hindering civic participation ...

An election U-turn has been welcomed by a Parliamentary hopeful with voters enduring “democracy by chaos”. The government recently confirmed that local elections will go ahead this year with May 7 ...

According to our recent survey of officials in Michigan communities, local democracy is humming along and city hall is taking care of business. The federal government was shut down in October and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope collects absentee ballots from a drop box in 2024. Bill Pugliano/Getty Images According to our ...