As state legislatures convene, they face the same political polarization seen in Congress. Some are in near-deadlock.

A single vote can be momentous, even in states where one party dominates. In North Carolina, a legislator who unexpectedly switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican enabled GOP ...

Gov. Gianforte will choose from among four attorneys to be district judge for Lake and Sanders counties, following a year of ...

Jimmy Carter, the late U.S. president who served only one term in office and was widely admired for his humanitarian work ...

Incoming Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson outlined his plans to help individuals while also making government more ...

GOING LOCAL — Donald Trump’s imminent return to the White House alongside a Republican-led Congress in D.C. has some ...

On a recent tour of the Capitol office he’ll soon depart, Gov. Jay Inslee pointed to an old nautical instrument he keeps on ...