How a 600-page book became a must-read in rural Montana.

Wisconsin politics used to be squeaky clean. Now "jaded" would be a better word.

Los Angeles may get its first Hispanic mayor since 1872. But it will take more than the Hispanic vote to elect him.

State finances are looking better, but it's due more to luck than design.

Corporate leadership of cities is at an all-time low. Business consolidations swallowed many of the local banks and newspapers that once called the shots in cities, and globalization has broadened the horizons of surviving companies. But as CEOs step back, others are stepping forward, including philanthropists.