Twelve states and territories have postponed their presidential primary elections due to the novel Coronavirus outbreakThree states have switched to voting entirely by mail.In addition…
A new report on the state of local journalism found that more than 65 million Americans currently live in counties with only one or zero…
Beto O’Rourke’s presidential campaign might have been short-lived, but his close finish in the 2018 Senate race against Ted Cruz showed what a strong Democratic…
The 2020 presidential election is still more than six months away, but speculation about record-setting voter turnout is already starting to swirl. Increased participation, more…
The Washington State Supreme Court ruled in December that lawmakers are not exempt from the state’s public records law.State lawmakers, despite once exempting themselves from…
Long-term demographic changes and the polarizing nature of the Trump presidency are threatening the GOP’s dominance in Texas.Making matters more complicated for Republicans is the…
The legal battle to protect the anonymity of campaign donors found a new, unlikely ally earlier this year when the American Civil Liberties Union jumped…
Property taxes remain the primary source of revenue for many local governments, funding infrastructure, schools, and other projects that power day-to-day life. The amount of…
The DC Circuit Court recently upheld the FCC’s move to repeal Obama-era net neutrality rules.The court’s ruling allows both sides to claim some measure of…
State and local tax deductions are not something most people spend a lot of time thinking about — at least not more than once a…