Oregon Walkout Reflects a Growing Trend. Here's Why Lawmakers Leave.
The long, complex history of legislative walkouts.
Why is One State Hemorrhaging Residents?
People are leaving Illinois in droves.
Broad Racial and Ethnic Coalitions Prompt Policing Changes
Native Americans and Latinos also die in police shootings at a disproportionately high rate.
National Popular Vote Momentum Stalls in Two States
The push for a national popular vote has hit roadblocks in two states.
Police Train to Be ‘Social Workers of Last Resort’
De-escalation techniques can prevent potentially deadly interactions between police and residents.
Behind the Movement to Kick Chicago Out of Illinois
Many rural, often conservative, residents of large Democratic-controlled states are pushing to create their own states.
Mueller findings raise election hacking fears in states
While states try to boost their 2020 readiness, Mueller’s description of Russian interference is a reminder of the threat to the nation’s 8,000 election offices.
Mueller Findings Raise Election Hacking Fears in States
Major breaches into state and local election systems worry election officials.
Trump Alters Electoral College Debate in States
Since the 2016 election, Democrats in a number of states have been pushing lawmakers to adopt a compact to give a state's electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the popular vote. Will Republicans join the cause?
Gun-Rights Counties Vow to Resist New State Restrictions
As legislatures approved new firearm laws over the last year, some counties have resisted, calling themselves Second Amendment 'sanctuaries.'
Political Candidates Don’t Always Tell the Truth (And You Can’t Make Them)
States have tried to prohibit candidates from telling lies in political advertisements. But the experience in Montana and other states shows that isn't so easy.
Why Eating Roadkill Makes Roads Safer for People and Animals
States are legalizing roadkill salvaging to feed communities and track animal migration.
Frequent Shutdown Threats Prompt State and Local Safeguards
Lawmakers in several states are moving ahead on bills to help federal workers in future shutdowns. But others caution that cities and states can't prop up federal programs that residents depend upon.
Frequent shutdown threats prompt state and local safeguards
Cities and states enacting ordinances designed to protect federal workers and temporarily prop up federally funded programs.
After a Messy Election, a Push to Make Voting Easier
Bipartisan efforts across states offer a lot of ideas: automatic voter registration, vote-by-mail, and the restoration of voting rights for people convicted of felonies.
When A State Needs an Election Do-Over
Some North Carolina voters could be headed back to the polls.
States Passed 67 New Gun Control Laws in 2018
The laws ranged from bans on bump stocks to allowing authorities to use "red flag" laws to temporarily disarm potentially violent people.
Meet the Craft Distillers of Native America
A new industry could emerge on reservations, as Congress moves to lift an archaic ban on distilleries on tribal lands.
This Is One of the Hardest Places to Vote in America
This Election Day, there were complaints across the country about problems with voting.
Few People Want to Be Poll Workers, and That’s a Problem
A 2016 survey showed that the poll worker shortage faced by local elections officials has gotten worse, while current workers skew older. How can jurisdictions hire younger people to sign up for these gigs?
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