When residents head to the polls on Nov. 5, they will be voting under new legislative maps that are expected to create near-equal chances that either party will gain control of the Legislature.

As city leaders try to reduce carbon emissions and conserve water amid a 20-year drought, a proposed tax break for a new, water-intensive data center is drawing scrutiny.

When Hurricane Francine hit Louisiana last month, much of Terrebonne Parish lost power and some roads and houses flooded, but most flood-protection measures held strong.

The Ricketts family has spent nearly $10 million on Nebraska campaigns in the past decade, records show, spreading money widely across political campaigns. (Illustration by Bob Al-Greene/Flatwater ...

Wayne County, Mich., adopted a $2.23 billion budget last month, its tenth balanced budget in a row. The county was on the verge of bankruptcy in 2014, when its current county executive, Warren ...

A camp was set up outside Berkeley City Hall to protest the city's new policy of clearing encampments that are considered a risk to public safety. As local officials address homelessness following ...

Working from home has dramatically changed over the past 10 years, as technology developments and the pandemic have radically ...

Utah state Senate President Pro Tempore Wayne Harper was selected to lead the National Conference of State Legislatures. The ...

For the third year in a row, extreme drought conditions in the Midwest are drawing down water levels on the Mississippi River ...

Indiana may not be the first place that comes to mind on the subject of defense, but there are already notable defense ...

For many localities across the swing state, election workers are bracing for a flood of conspiracy theories and abuse on Election Day in November. But through its history, culture and grassroots ...

The initiative commonly known as the Oregon Rebate would increase the minimum tax on large businesses by 3 percent and send the cash to all residents, guaranteeing them a minimum income.