African American presence in local and state power is no longer symbolic. Today, it shapes budgets, laws, and the political ...

The start of a new year is traditionally a time to reflect on past failures and make resolutions for doing better. Here’s a suggestion for members of Congress: They should ...

While the debate regarding the longevity of political leaders intensifies, a legislative proposal introduced in the United ...

Amid ongoing tensions between the Utah Legislature and the state’s judiciary, a lawmaker wants to ask voters to give the ...

Several bills filed this year address topics like early voting, meetings of public bodies and what makes someone qualified to ...

The chair of the Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic & Asian Legislative Caucus Committee, a driver of Raise the Age, said it urged ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called a special legislative session on mid-decade redistricting that would take place in late April, a preemptive move coming amid state GOP tensions and national ...

On Wednesday, Erie County Democratic Committee Chairman Jeremy Zellner was nominated by the party as their candidate in next month's special election for the State Senate 61st District seat. However, ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A special election is now set to fill the New York State Senate seat left vacant after Buffalo Mayor Sean Ryan took office, but the process to choose the candidates is drawing ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday called for a special legislative session to take up a redraw of the state's congressional map in April, following through on his promise to dive into the ...

President Donald Trump touched on canceling the election while also dismissing the prospect in a wide-ranging speech on Jan. 6. Speaking to House Republicans at the newly dubbed "Trump-Kennedy Center, ...

Alabama lawmakers start their annual session Tuesday, just four months before the election primary when legislators will ask voters for another four-year term. Leaders of the Republican-controlled ...