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Lake County commissioners have once again adopted a resolution amending established rules for the orderly presentation of public comments during regular meetings. The unanimous measure follows last ...

For the first time since a pair of public commenters began routinely disrupting government meetings in Lawrence, an official has mentioned the possibility of terminating public comment, at least ...

Proposed changes to Evanston City Council’s rules for public comment, in response to antisemitic rhetoric at a previous meeting, failed to come to fruition during the March 11 meeting. Councilmember ...

Community organizers, stakeholders and gadflies, take note: rules surrounding public comments at civic meetings could once again be changing in January, after Santa Monica City Council declined to ...

Larry Steinhauer speaks during a 2023 public meeting conducted by the Indiana Department of Transportation. INDOT announced its plans at a public hearing for Pennsy Trail and updates on U.S. 40. A ...

During a contentious special meeting of the Conroe City Council on Tuesday, Mayor Duke Coon said he would not be enforcing the new public comment rules that were ultimately passed by the council. In a ...

“Divisive” public comment at Loveland City Council meetings is taking up too much valuable public time, according to a group of concerned local business owners and citizens. On Tuesday, the group ...

The Lake County commissioners recently adopted a resolution amending established rules for the orderly presentation of public comments during regular meetings — again. Commissioners John Plecnik and ...