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Losing faith in government? Look to your local town council

They may disagree on big issues like voting rights, abortion, and climate change. But in municipal buildings across Pennsylvania, it’s business as usual. And business is cordial.

Forks Township Supervisors John O’Neil (from left), Tim Hughes, and Kelly Keegan before their meeting on March 19 in Forks Township, Pa. National politics is as divisive as ever. But in municipal buildings and on council Zoom screens, it’s business as usual. And business is cordial.
Forks Township Supervisors John O’Neil (from left), Tim Hughes, and Kelly Keegan before their meeting on March 19 in Forks Township, Pa. National politics is as divisive as ever. But in municipal buildings and on council Zoom screens, it’s business as usual. And business is cordial.Read moreCHARLES FOX / Staff Photographer