An initiative to cut a carbon tax out of the Washington Climate Commitment Act was soundly rejected by voters. Gov. Jay Inslee sees the margin of defeat as an important message.

Having won a big victory, Donald Trump can claim a mandate. But recent history shows that voters punish politicians who change things too much.

Moderates have been largely squeezed out of political relevance. There is room for a new party, and it would have to start at the state level. It could bring pragmatic solutions to critical problems ...

Less than 36 hours after Trump’s resounding victory, the California governor called to bolster the state’s legal resources with the aim of protecting reproductive health care, climate policies and ...

The new boundary officially returns the pump station on one of the nation’s largest manmade lakes fully back into the Lone Star State.

Local officials are sorting out the impacts from the approval of 16 propositions. Voters rejected salary increases for ...

For decades, young people chose to move to cities and large metros for greater opportunity. Since the pandemic, that ...

Voting and election administration became contentious topics after 2020. This time, years of preparation, efforts to improve ...

After a decade of increasing popularity among endowment funds and pensions, its use in investment decisions is coming under ...

Republicans took control of the Michigan House and will share power in the Minnesota House, blocking the home-state agenda of ...

Arizona is the only state to require all jurisdictions to livestream ballot processing, but there are other places to watch.

The Texas city has just 4 percent of land left to develop, making future development above ground more appealing. The city is considering air taxis, Uber-like gondolas and other aerial solutions to ...