Tod Simons, the Democrat running to represent parts of the City of Oswego and surrounding rural areas, recently retired after ...

Proposals to pipe Missouri River water to drought-prone Western states are raising concerns downstream, opening another front ...

Dozens of ballot measures seek to stop, slow or permit data center expansion in local communities.

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

That’s how much a billionaire-backed group spent in the past week to defeat California’s Proposition 40, a one-time, 5 percent wealth tax. It’s more than the $32.7 million the main campaign for the ...

A proposed law would restrict dog breeding, shorten shelter holding periods and expand sterilization authority as the city ...

A Democratic Congress would try to unravel many of President Donald Trump’s moves to change the balance of governmental power ...

Democratic challenger Gina Hinojosa is looking to use Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s all-out push for school choice against him at ...

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

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

Montana is in the forefront of a movement to use state powers to fix the problem unleashed by the Supreme Court.

Only 15 of 99 state legislative chambers are considered competitive this year. But a change in some of those will make a big ...