This ethics column discusses a scenario in which a group of political leaders has invited the city manager to attend a birthday roast for a...

The city of Alexandria, Virginia (128,000), has installed in-ground flashing beacons at two pedestrian crosswalks to alert drivers that pedestrians are in the roadway.

To respond to the lack of affordable housing in Multnomah County, Oregon (660,000), the county commissioners decided that, before new county buildings are constructed, a feasibility study must be done to determine whether the buildings can include mixed-income housing...

Every year, the mayor of Weston, Florida (49,000), invites the principals of every school in the city to a lunch with city government leaders.