Trump promises to seek stiffer sentences, including the death penalty. But there’s still appetite in Congress for policies ...

A bill would shut down public schools that are among the 5 percent worst performers, matching charter school standards.

More than anything it’s the simple result of Americans growing older, a fact of life we haven’t come to grips with ...

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

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

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 ...

State and local governments will be forced to return pandemic relief funds if they aren’t properly obligated by the end of ...

After being suspended by Florida’s governor in 2023, Orlando-area prosecutor Monique Worrell won reelection in November. But ...

Republicans gained a tie in the Minnesota House in November, ending the Democrats' trifecta and halting their heavily progressive agenda.

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

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