Seattle is about to find out how progressive it really is as a surprisingly close mayoral election pits the moderate incumbent against a community organizer campaigning to raise taxes on companies and ...

State lawmakers are advancing new legislation that would further limit local governments’ authority, extending one of the ...

Residents of a Southern California city overwhelmingly approved what appears to be the nation’s first voter-enacted ban on ...

The laws that grant immunity to bystanders calling 911 when someone overdoses can save lives. But by drawing police presence, ...

Benefits that travel with workers from job to job give them stability, and they’re a recruitment and retention tool for ...

From Iowa to New Mexico, a series of competitive gubernatorial contests is offering early clues about voter sentiment heading ...

The design of political constituencies is an important element in the maintenance of community. The way we have manipulated ...

A new proposal from Gov. Ron DeSantis would shift billions in local government revenue and reshape how cities and counties ...

State agencies are spending millions to update eligibility systems and verification tools ahead of a federal deadline for new ...

Our system for dealing with these emergencies is weaker than it once was. Leaders closest to the people need to strengthen ...

Votes aren’t fully counted, but the general-election duels for California governor, L.A. mayor and other offices are starting ...

California spends a lot of money running its prison system, and for years state leaders have tried to decrease those costs.