The commonwealth’s off-year contest could have lasting repercussions for abortion rights—as well as Glenn Youngkin’s national ambitions.

Republicans noticed that their policies are even unpopular with the voters who elected them. They’re working to thwart their will.

The party had a Minnesota legislative “bonanza,” passing abortion protections, paid family leave, and a child tax credit, among a raft of new laws.

Republicans have declared war on children, and Democrats should talk more forthrightly about it.

State legislatures matter—and will matter even more come 2024. Here are the races to watch.

Republicans hold the state legislature by just a handful of seats, and whether they retain control will be decided by a few key districts in the Phoenix area.

As if dodgy oligarchs and shifty tax cheats didn’t have enough help hiding their ill-gotten gains, your state government may have stepped up to join the con.

States were meant to be “laboratories of democracy.” Instead, they are pioneering new ways to restrict voting and distort representation.

As national issues increasingly dominate local politics, the downsides of our federalist system may be outweighing the virtues.

The Supreme Court rulings on abortion and guns will cause the U.S. to fall further behind its peer nations—and invite a financial reckoning.

From New York to Texas, a new crop of candidates rejecting fossil fuel donations are calling for legislative action.

A year ago, Christopher Rufo was an obscure documentarian. Now, he’s being invited on Tucker Carlson’s show to gin up fears of Marxism in America.

Prison gerrymandering, in which incarcerated people are designated as residents of the areas where a prison or jail is located, is a system of strategic disenfranchisement.

Renters in New York City have some legal protections and an activist infrastructure. What about the rest of America?

Last week's election was unique in some ways but provided a blueprint for success in next year's midterms.

Missouri is on the verge of rolling back a wage increase in St. Louis, adding an ugly wrinkle in the fight for decent living wages.