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 ...

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.

Rainy day fund capacity has declined for two consecutive years, even as states face slower revenue growth and reduced federal ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

What information we have is housed in isolated repositories. An effort to map historic properties nationwide aims to bring ...