Local Politics

Opponents Tear Councilmember Apart Over Million-Dollar Sidewalk Scheme

Los Angeles Daily News | Rick Orlov | Posted 04.09.2013 | Los Angeles

With the city election a month away, Councilman Dennis Zine announced a $1 million program on Monday to repair the 50 worst sidewalks in his west San ...

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Life After You Lose: Congressional Candidate Faced Tough Question From 7-Year-Old Son

HuffPost Live | Posted 11.07.2012 | Parents

Read More: Texas, HuffPost Live, Politics, Brianna Hinojosa-Flores, Congress, Video, Election Losses, Local Politics, 2012 Election, HuffPost Live Clips, Nancy Redd, Elections 2012, Parenting, Parents News

Brianna Hinojosa-Flores sought to make a difference in her district this year by running for Congress. “I wanted to be a voice for the people at ...

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Passionately Not Showing Up To The Polls

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 01.06.2013 | Politics

Read More: Youth Vote, Voting, Politics, The Bricks, Ybor City, Capitalism, Candidates, Local Politics, Election, Video, Politics News

Photo Credit: CHAZ HUBBARD/Youth Radio Ben Hooper. 26, works as a chef in Florida. He will not be voting in today's election. By Chaz Hubbard Today ...

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Why the Elections Matter (No Matter Where You Are)

Bryant Yang | Posted 11.18.2012 | Teen

Read More: Political Awareness, 2012 Presidential Election, 2012: Our Election, Local Politics, State Elections, Political Apathy, Voter Turnout, Teen News

Don't let November 6 be the first time you see the ballot. Visit your secretary of state's website to see all the state-wide ballot issues and your district's state representative candidates.

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Code For America

Ariel Charney | Posted 09.03.2012 | Technology

Read More: Data Freedom, Opportunity-Public, Local Politics, City Government, City Politics, July 4th, Code for America, State and Local Government, Opportunity-Working, Fourth of July, City Apps, Technology News

On a day set aside to reflect on what our country means to us, we're calling on all Americans to think about what they can freely do to make our cities better. Let's ask not what our cities can do for us, but what we can do for our cities.

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'Grassroots' Movie Seeks To Inspire With Campaign Story

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Blumenthal | Posted 05.29.2012 | Politics

Read More: Seattle Politics, Video, Phil Campbell, Local Politics, Grassroots, Cedric the Entertainer, Jason Biggs, Seattle, Grassroots Movie, Grant Cogswell, Politics News

In 2001, two Seattle alt-weekly writers teamed up to run a city council race that sought to challenge the local political structure and empower ordina...

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Guide to Fighting Fast Food in Your Own Backyard

Michele Simon | Posted 07.22.2012 | Home

Read More: McDonald's, Fast Food, Local Politics, Fast Food Industry, Food Politics, Communities Healthy Food, Healthy Food Policy, Home News

There has never been a better time to get active and take a stand against the infiltration of fast food in your neighborhood. We certainly cannot wait for policymakers in Washington to protect the people.

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GOP Rising Star Shakes Up Ohio Senate Race

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.30.2012 | Politics

Read More: Ohio Democratic Party, Ohio Senate Race, Video, Ohio Election, 2012 Elections, Josh Mandel, Local Politics, Sherrod Brown, Ohio Republican Party, Elections 2012, 10 Things, Politics News

A rising star within the Republican Party is in the hunt to defeat Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown (D), a 15-year incumbent, this fall. Real Clear Politics re...

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New Study Shows Michigan Ranks in Top 10 Among States in Which State and Local Politicos Ignore Public Opinion

Patricia Lesko | Posted 01.21.2012 | Detroit

Read More: Politics, Lansing-Michigan, Democratic Deficit, Michigan, Detroit, Rick Snyder, Think Progress, Local Politics, Detroit Impact, Matthew Yglesias, Michigan Politics, Detroit Politics, Detroit News

The complaint is pervasive: politicos are unresponsive. There is polarized policy being imposed on unpolarized voters all over the country, and Michigan ranks among the states where this happens most frequently.

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#OccupyRoom200

Morgan Fitzgibbons | Posted 01.07.2012 | San Francisco

If affecting local political elections is a next step for the Occupy movement, we may very well have a bellwether event here in San Francisco tomorrow.

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Political Races Take Shape In Economic Boom State

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 01.02.2012 | Politics

Read More: North Dakota Politics, Video, North Dakota, Governor Jack Dalrymple, 2012 Elections, Local Politics, State Politics, Gop 2012, Elections 2012, North Dakota Jobs, North Dakota Economy, John Hoeven, Jack Dalrymple, Politics News

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) announced Tuesday that he would seek a full term in the governor's office in the 2012 election. Dalrymple succ...

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Grandma, What Was Styrofoam? An Environmental Victory in Salinas, California

Wallace J Nichols | Posted 10.24.2011 | Green

Read More: Plastic Pollution Coalition, Plastic, Oceans, California, Local Politics, Pollution, Advocacy, Salinas, Green News

Some day, we will live in petroleum-free communities, free of plastic pollution. These are the first steps -- these small revolutions -- that are building towards that vision.

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The Political Power of Environmental Protection

Steven Cohen | Posted 07.09.2011 | Green

Read More: Environmental Protection Agency, Love Canal, Local Politics, Hydraulic Fracking, Fracking, Politics of Environment, Epa, Environment, Green, Green Issues, Environmental Protection, Green News

The effort to paint environmental protection as an anti-business government boondoggle bumps up against the reality of environmental degradation. People can see and smell a foul environment.

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Florida Mayor Knocked Out At Town Hall Meeting

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

A small Florida town made famous by Tiger Woods' notorious car crash in 2009 is in the headlines again on Wednesday following an altercation at a town...

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The (Untelevised) Revolution Next Door

James Block | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Cooperatives, Cultural Revolution, The Sixties, Social Change, Local Politics, Neighborhoods, A Peaceful Revolution, Politics News

I caught a glimpse of the future last weekend in the Riverwest neighborhood of Milwaukee. For those of you who haven't spent time there yet, it would ...

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The Nervous American Empire or Raise Your Hands Over Your Head and Don't Move

Peter Block | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living

It will soon be ten years since 9/11 and the effects are still with us. One of the obvious ones is the U.S. military's adventures in the rest of the w...

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California Political District Reform: Citizens Draw New Political Boundaries, Not Politicians

Los Angeles Times | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

State officials Thursday selected a handful of everyday Californians to tackle the politically incendiary task of redrawing the state's voting distric...

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Jane Kim's "Fifty-Nine Precinct Strategy"

Paul Hogarth | Posted 05.25.2011 | Los Angeles

Read More: Jane Kim, Fifty State Strategy, Chris Daly, Democratic Party, Local Politics, San Francisco, Los Angeles News

Much has been written about how Jane Kim beat San Francisco's "progressive machine" last week to win the District 6 Supervisor race. But a precinct a...

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What Kind of Jobs?

Craig K. Comstock | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Green Building, County Government, Energy Conservation, Jobs, Midterm Elections, Local Food, County Level Politicians, Local Politics, Politics News

While Obama proposes to build highways, and the national GOP continues to say "no," is there anything that can be accomplished on the state or county government levels?

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Fixing Colorado's Debt Is No Easy Task

Katie Tate | Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

Read More: Joe-Rice, Politics, Colorado, Local Politics, Lois Court, Littleton, Denver News

There is no easy answer and there is no quick fix to Colorado's state debt. The one inevitable thing is that more jobs will be cut.

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For Democrats, Politics Is Local Again

Wall Street Journal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Campaign Strategy, Democratic Party, Local Campaigns, Midterm Election, Local Politics, 2010 Elections, Democratic Campaign, Elections 2010, Politics News

The Democratic-run Congress passed a health-care overhaul and is close to securing new rules for Wall Street. But in his re-election campaign back in ...

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Power from the People

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Look at the American political landscape today and you might begin to get the sinking feeling that the red state/blue state dichotomy is, on the one h...

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Eric Massa and the Small Town Democrats

Steve Daley | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York

Read More: Eric Massa, Democrats, Glenn Beck, Local Politics, Corning, Rahm Emanuel, New York, New York News

If it was a Democratic renaissance, it was a short one. My guess is the next time they'll elect a Democrat to Congress in my home district will be sometime before the next Ice Age.

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Rethinking the Presidency

Marian Salzman | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home

Read More: Taxes, Social Media, Congress, Local Politics, George Washington, Wall Street, George W. Bush, President Obama, Abraham Lincoln, The Economy, President's Day, Health Care, Tea Party, Home News

President Obama's latest poll numbers may be decent--a New York Times/CBS News poll found that he has higher approval ratings than the GOP, and that m...

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