While the state sets various rules -- such as for voting hours and identification requirements -- the actual election operation is handled at the local level. That’s where poll workers are hired, ...

On Sept. 7, 1993, Vice President Al Gore presented his final report, “From Red Tape to Results: Creating a Government That Works Better and Costs Less” to President Bill Clinton in a ceremony on the ...

PROVIDENCE — A new University of Rhode Island poll shows alarmingly low levels of trust in all levels of government. Just 10 percent of Rhode Islanders said they have “a great deal” or “a lot” of ...

Though political systems vary across the 24 countries surveyed, 1 citizens in each call for similarly broad changes to government rules and norms. In most countries surveyed, government reform – ...

At the dawn of the 21st century, Paul C. Light, a public administration scholar, published a study assessing government’s biggest accomplishments of the previous 50 years. “Looking back from the edge ...