In some cases, early results show Republicans broke up Democratic trifectas, in which one party controls both legislative chambers and the governorship. Those flips could create less left-leaning ...

When money comes down from the DOT, it has copious strings attached to it—strings that make infrastructure more expensive and ...

Some have argued that this variation and decentralization could, in the event of another contested result, pose a danger to ...

Twenty-seven U.S. states lack the cash to repay their debts, according to researchers at Truth in Accounting. The debts relate to public pension systems, which provide lifetime benefits to state and ...

State and local officials working together can begin to address ... Many of us thought that this would be the year that the United States would finally do what many other democracies have already done ...

Victims of the opioid crisis, health advocates, and policy experts have called on state and local governments to clearly ...

Seeing salmon return to the Columbia River Basin has made Ktunaxa Nation member Troy Hunter's "heart happy." The focus on returning the traditional food source to the water system is just one way the ...

Most of the placements were in the Kansas City and St. Louis metropolitan areas. They included refugees, holders of Special ...

Women have led the governments of nearly a third of the countries on Earth as presidents, prime ministers and chancellors.

While the federal government doesn't make land use, zoning, and building codes, it can have a big influence over them.

From enthusiasm from Israel's leader to thinly veiled anxiety from some of America's oldest European allies, foreign reaction ...