The United States has long relied on a decentralized approach to elections, with state and local officials holding primary ...

In Albany, where dysfunction is synonymous with governance, perennial calls for reform are met with stagnation. This year, frustration has spilled over.

State legislative sessions around the country are coming to a close, and fights over public versus charter school funding and cellphones were among the biggest policy battles this year. While all… ...

Throughout the past five months, the bill had become emblematic of the Legislature’s debate over how best to fund public education, its price tag underscoring the scope of financial pressures weighing ...

The likelihood that significant changes lie ahead for the joint federal-state Medicaid program has spurred discussion of whether Montana legislators should — or can — prepare for what may be coming.

The federal government continues to make cuts to its budget, and on the state level Nebraska is following suit. Congressman Don Bacon said one federal cut could be a big burden on Nebraska.

State legislature approves Hochul's emergency funding bill as budget delay impacts school districts' budget planning amid uncertain state aid levels.

Indiana Senate Republicans want to add some oversight on their colleagues in the executive branch, including Secretary of State Diego Morales, as part of their state budget proposal unveiled ...

An amendment to a house bill in the Arizona State Legislature proposes to change the law to allow more than one summer blend and give providers more supply options, thus lowering summer gas prices.

The expanded collection and availability of disability data at the state level will help inform state policy makers about health and societal outcomes for people with disabilities; in particular ...

We get an update on what’s ahead in the Oregon legislative session from OPB political reporter Dirk VanderHart.

Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Former Colorado Senate President Kevin Grantham unveils a portrait of President Donald Trump inside the Colorado State Capitol, Aug. 1, 2019.