Beginning in January, the new Republican majority moved to rewrite the rules of public participation, rules that now sharply restrict when residents are allowed to speak.

City councils and other local boards often decide on sleepy, procedural agendas, but, occasionally, an issue riles citizens to turn out and speak their minds during public comment. Examples of such ...

Two Ohio lawmakers have introduced a bill to require public comment periods at most government meetings. Current Ohio law allows the public to attend meetings but does not guarantee them the right to ...

LANSING – Want insights into what’s on the mind of the citizenry? One way for policymakers to find out is to pay attention to what people say during the public comment period at local government ...