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 ...

The late U.S. president was remembered during his state funeral as a man who put honesty and kindness above partisan politics ...

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

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 ...

Two years ago, Minnesota DFL elected officials were about to begin a legislative session with a governing trifecta — control of the House and the Senate and the governor’s office. They would ...

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

It's one of two states, along with New Jersey, that conducts its governor's contest in the year immediately following a presidential race, and a fierce partisan ... edge in the state Senate ...