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

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

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

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

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 ...

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

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

Editor's Note: This article appears in Governing's Winter 2025 magazine. You can subscribe here. The messenger is becoming as important as the message. State and local leaders have picked up a trick ...

The laws create more regulation, holding manufacturers responsible for the types of packaging materials used and requiring them to educate the public about recycling and disposal.

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.

Vincent Fort served in the Georgia Senate for nearly three decades as a forceful, effective voice for “the least of these.” As he copes with cancer, it's important to acknowledge a vanishing breed of ...

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