Kentucky Supreme Court justices must once again balance power between the state’s executive and legislative branches. The ...

The emergence of state legislatures as the co-equal partners of state governors has been one of the most consequential developments in American democratic governance over the past 50 years.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein is cutting his losses in a lawsuit against Republican legislative leaders, who he accused of orchestrating a politically motivated power grab of the State Highway Patrol ...

An all-Republican panel of judges agreed with Democratic Gov. Josh Stein in part but upheld other changes by the state ...

A unanimous Wisconsin Supreme Court sided with the Democratic state attorney general Tuesday in a long-running battle over a law passed by Republicans who wanted to weaken the office in a lame duck ...

One of the cases explores whether the power to appoint members to the state fair board belongs to the governor or the ...