This is a nation in need of de-escalation training. Bad behavior has been normalized to the point that some people are ...

Over the past few months, gun laws in Illinois, New York and Minnesota have all been tossed out. Federal courts are more ...

When Democrat Jay Inslee took office in 2013, the state’s two-year budget was $38.4 billion. Now, as he prepares to leave, he ...

All but two states completed a review, but only 22 states reached or surpassed the recommended minimum levels of security in their systems.

Being selective about the audiences they reach has some political benefits, but doesn't help inspire trust in government more broadly.

Panhandle businessman Alex Fairly, the father of an incoming state representative, was already a major GOP donor. Now he's funding a new group to support more conservative politicians.

Vincent Fort served in the Georgia Senate for nearly three decades as a forceful, effective voice for “the least of these.” As he copes with cancer, it's important to acknowledge a vanishing breed of ...

Democratic House Speaker Melissa Hortman closing out the 2024 legislative session. With the chamber tied, Democrats will have to find ways of working with Republicans. Within hours of the final ...

The courthouse in Dickenson County, Va. The county is Virginia’s most dependent on federal government transfers, with such payments accounting for 48.72 percent of personal income. (Wikimedia ...