Lawmakers and voting rights advocates are citing the potential for increased local government participation and accessibility ...

Voters at Raynham's special Town Meeting will decide whether to give B-R an additional $158K. That's much less than the $714K requested. Here's why.

Town meeting is a vestige of old Yankee direct democracy — where voters are empowered to make the big decisions on budgets and bylaws. Some towns want to hold these often days-long meetings online.