Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry greets lawmakers on the opening day of a November 2024 special session that resulted in an overhaul of the state’s tax framework. By overwhelming margins, American ...

In New York, Cuomo's bid for mayor has gone from unlikely to almost inevitable. In other states, more new parties are forming ...

A tie vote, with Justice Barrett recusing, upholds an Oklahoma Supreme Court decision blocking state funding for a ...

The Democratic governor of New Mexico and Utah’s GOP governor shared examples of cooperation and emphasized the need to turn ...

Taxing sodas and taking them off SNAP will reduce intake — which in turn will cut down on diabetes, obesity and heart disease ...

Corey O’Connor, a longtime local official and son of a former mayor, pummeled Mayor Ed Gainey with a million-dollar barrage ...

A congressional proposal would put colleges and universities on the hook when students fail to repay loans. Some experts say ...

Overloaded with cases, public defenders often cannot give enough time to each client, and defendants may face long waits to ...

Most of the people who show up are there to say no to any kind of denser development. Is it worth trying to get broader ...

We should bring housing, drug treatment and research together under one roof to meet affected people where they are.

A number of states, including Oklahoma, have passed tax cuts that only take effect if future budget numbers are met. That may ...

There are lessons for other states in Colorado, where policymakers are struggling to walk back legislation that would do more ...