Informup reports weekly on Pittsburgh City Council and Allegheny County Council meetings, covering budgets, contracts, zoning and public policy. It also runs reader surveys and passes responses on to elected officials.
Website: https://informup.org/
Investigative reporting from a non-profit co-op on Victoria, BC bylaw officers seizing and destroying the tents, medicine and possessions of unhoused residents, tracked with Apple AirTags during a municipal and provincial election cycle. Issues combine written investigations, first-person accounts and a companion podcast episode.
Local news coverage of the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Alaska, including city councils, borough government, infrastructure projects and elections. Readers get reported stories with key-point summaries, plus voter guides and practical details like polling locations.
The Portugal Brief covers Portuguese news with practical detail on legal changes, taxes and policy for English-speaking expats and digital nomads. Each issue explains what a rule means in practice, who it affects and when it takes effect.
Document-driven reporting on Frederick County, Maryland government, covering election rights, a data center's job claims, and a proposed immigration-related Values Act. Readers get close readings of primary records, with clear separation between what sources claim and what the documents show.
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