A ballot measure would replace an existing tax with a larger one, raising more than $1 billion annually to fund a wider ...

Nearly 6,000 legislative seats are up but real competition is only taking place in a handful of states, including ...

Given tax-exempt financing and other advantages, continued municipal ownership would seem the way to go. But other pressing ...

The funds will come from $2 billion the U.S. Department of Energy has allotted for 32 projects in 42 states and D.C., to improve the resilience of electricity grids.

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The California city was an early adopter of the election format but after clerical errors in the general election two years ago, local residents are ready to ditch the method despite its growing ...

There are more ways to vote for mayor of Portland this November than there are people in the state of Oregon. Nearly 100 ...

This year’s U.S. Senate campaign in Texas has brought big surprises. Democratic challenger Colin Allred is running such an unexpectedly close race against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz that ...

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 ...