A county-focused newsletter covering Lancashire politics, local government and public services, led by investigative reporting on council performance and planning. Each issue pairs a long-form exclusive or analysis piece with a short briefing of local news items.
Website: https://lancashire.thelead.uk
Budget Committee! analyzes school district finances, focusing on school closure plans, enrollment trends and municipal budget politics in specific districts such as Bellingham, Little Rock and DeKalb County. Each issue pairs narrative analysis with a podcast episode and appendix briefs containing detailed district data.
Detailed coverage of Ottawa's transit system, including Transit Committee meeting recaps, Stage 2 LRT progress, and route-level service reliability snapshots built from OC Transpo data. It holds OC Transpo and city politicians accountable on reliability, funding and planning.
Board Rule covers the Chicago Board of Education and the city's first elected school board races, including campaign finance, candidate backers and district profiles. It also publishes a quarterly report card analyzing board meeting transcripts and decisions.
Covers Austin city politics, including council races, ballot propositions, campaign finance and local policy debates, written by a longtime City Hall reporter. Readers get candidate profiles, PAC spending breakdowns and historical context on Austin's districts.
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