All but two states completed a review, but only 22 states reached or surpassed the recommended minimum levels of security in their systems.

Over the past few months, gun laws in Illinois, New York and Minnesota have all been tossed out. Federal courts are more ...

When Democrat Jay Inslee took office in 2013, the state’s two-year budget was $38.4 billion. Now, as he prepares to leave, he ...

Republicans gained a tie in the Minnesota House in November, ending the Democrats' trifecta and halting their heavily progressive agenda.

More than anything it’s the simple result of Americans growing older, a fact of life we haven’t come to grips with ...

We all know how obnoxious people can be at a show, with their talking and seat kicking and cellphone checking. Still, I was ...

Trump promises to seek stiffer sentences, including the death penalty. But there’s still appetite in Congress for policies ...

After being suspended by Florida’s governor in 2023, Orlando-area prosecutor Monique Worrell won reelection in November. But ...

Aiming to narrow the state's economic divide, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday unveiled a blueprint to create more well-paying ...

Richmond, Va., has managed to cut its poverty rate by 36 percent. Many things broke right for the city, but a pair of mayors stuck with a longterm plan to make it happen.