Commentators and observers are concerned about the possibility of a tie in the November 2024 presidential election. One possibility is that both major-party candidates end up with 269 electoral votes ...

Governors often like to say they have the best job in politics, enjoying lots of agenda-setting deference in their home ...

Texas State Rep. Gina Hinojosa won the race for governor, the first Democrat to win the office since 1990. She beat incumbent Greg Abbott, who was seeking a fourth term.

Democrats flipped at least 10 legislative chambers this week and won six new trifectas. After years on the back foot, they’ll have to decide how ambitiously to wield their newfound power in the states ...

A sharply reduced baseline for measuring single-use plastic means the state's ambitious 2032 reduction target could eliminate ...

Maryland and Missouri voters weighed competing congressional maps, Massachusetts rejected open primaries, and Alaska ...

Governing talked with election officials across the country on Wednesday about what went right and how they handled the few ...

Washington has the most generous grace period, accepting mail ballots until Nov. 23. As postal service cuts have created ...

Latinos helped Trump win the White House in 2024, but many swung right back to the left in 2026. This crucial voting bloc is less overtly partisan and more concerned about economic outcomes, experts ...

About one-third of states enacted major housing reforms in 2026, easing zoning restrictions, parking requirements and ...

Early election results put Democrats on track to control both legislative chambers and the governor's office, marking a ...

The expiration of a major federal infrastructure law threatens funding for road repairs, bridge upgrades and climate ...