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Lloyd Harbor: A History of the Long Island Gold Coast Nestled along the scenic shores of Long Island, Lloyd Harbor is a community defined by its transition from indigenous lands to a pres...
Read Lloyd Harbor: A History of the Long Island Gold CoastMichigan County Government Structures and Administration Michigan is divided into 83 counties, which serve as the state's primary administrative divisions. These local government entities...
Read Michigan County Government Structures and AdministrationDistrict of Columbia Archives: A History of Home Rule and Heritage The preservation of a city's records is more than a matter of administrative bookkeeping; it is an act of claiming ident...
Read District of Columbia Archives: A History of Home Rule and HeritageHome Rule: Governance, Devolution, and Local Autonomy Home rule is a system of governance where a colony, region, or dependent country is governed by its own citizens. In practice, it rep...
Read Home Rule: Governance, Devolution, and Local AutonomyUnderstanding the Structure of Local Government in the United States While the federal and state governments often dominate the headlines, the daily lives of Americans are most directly i...
Read Local Government in the United States: Counties, Municipalities, and Special Districts