County commissioners say home rule will give Douglas County more independence from a Democratic-controlled statehouse. But ...

Gurnee will no longer have a grocery tax, starting Jan. 1, but the Village voted to increase its home rule sales tax by .5% ...

Voters in Douglas County are less than a week away from a special election to determine whether or not to form a home rule ...

Earlier this year, the Board of Douglas County Commissioners initiated the process to transition from a statutory form of ...

The City Council wants more information on the impact of increasing the city’s home rule tax before deciding if it is a ...

Douglas County is trying to do something no other Colorado county has done in nearly 50 years — adopt home-rule authority that would give the conservative bastion south of Denver more autonomy ...

A small West Houston group wants to create its own charter-governed district within the state's largest school district, ...

In a very real sense, the only decision that has been made is a decision to let the voters participate in an election,” Douglas County District Court Judge Robert Lung said.

Last month, Douglas County commissioners took the first step in a nine-step process of becoming a home rule charter county. There will be two elections that will determine whether this charter is ...

A city report found most Colorado home-rule municipalities tax groceries. Here's how those cities compare to Pueblo ...

"Home-rule" legal authority gives city governments in Colorado the power to make laws regarding matters of local concern. It differs from state control, where matters of city government are ...