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 ...

As Americans file their state and federal income taxes this month, history suggests that they will pay hundreds of billions of dollars less than they should. This “tax gap”—the difference between the ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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

St. Peter is partnering with a nonprofit to build a resident-owned community of factory-built homes starting at $115,000, offering a potential model for other rural communities.