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The Libertarian Party of Ohio on Friday sued the state of Ohio over newly enacted rules for minor political parties, claiming they unconstitutionally block their participation in next year’s elections.
Has the massive growth of a government feeding program solved a problem, or created one? Is it enough for the government to help people buy food, or should it go further by also telling them what to eat?
As the dust settled on election night, a few things seemed clear about the race for Virginia attorney general: It was too close to call, the numbers would change during a statewide canvass and the loser would probably ask for a recount.
Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has named former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas as his Democratic running mate for next year's election.
Washington these days is the symbol of governmental failure, rocked by a shutdown, legislative paralysis and the disastrous debut of President Obama’s health care program. Public opinion of Mr. Obama and members of Congress is on a steady decline.
A journal launched by two Philadelphia social services entrepreneurs is going a long way toward spreading the word about what works and what doesn't.
Three day special session delivers on half of what Boeing wanted; the rest is in the hands of unionized machinists
In contrast to other cities, Baltimore has increased its savings while lowering the property tax rate. But Baltimore's budgeting style is a hard sell.
Sometimes when we make reforms, government jobs get better too.
A growing number of state and local governments are doing what most federal agencies already do and eliminating the criminal history box from public-sector job applications.
Mike McGinn wanted to run the city without regard for politics. That didn't work out so well.
The federal government has now recorded monthly job declines every month since last September.
New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio, on election night.
Place that Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz came in the Boston mayoral race. Ortiz wasn't running, but he got the most votes of any write-in candidate.
New York City has violated the rights of about 900,000 of its residents with disabilities by failing to accommodate for their needs during emergencies, a federal judge ruled on Thursday.
Democratic state Sen. Jason Carter will challenge Gov. Nathan Deal next year in a move that catapults the gubernatorial contest into the national spotlight and tests whether Georgia’s changing demographics can loosen the Republican Party’s 12-year grip on the state’s highest office.
In a city that had fallen into bankruptcy, where confidence had plummeted as crime rose, the election was cast as a decisive moment for San Bernardino.
A panel of state lawmakers on Thursday soundly rejected a proposal to repeal the Stand Your Ground self-defense law, but enthusiastically approved a pitch to expand Stand Your Ground immunity to people who fire a warning shot.
Fourth- and eighth-graders across the country made modest advances in national math and reading exams this year, according to data released Thursday, but proficiency rates remained stubbornly below 50% on every test.
The Obama administration’s high-wire act to repair HealthCare.gov now includes a safety net: the states.
The mayor of Canada's largest city admitted to smoking crack but has no plans to resign or go to rehab. The news has been a boon for late-night comics.
Many cities are putting off much-needed but costly repairs to these historic structures.
Percent of U.S. rental housing that's vacant, which is the lowest level since 2001.
The mayor of Canada's largest city admitted to smoking crack but has no plans to resign or go to rehab. The news has been a boon for late-night comics.
The mayor of Canada's largest city admits smoking crack but has no plans to resign or go to rehab. He does plan to be on the ballot next fall. That's the way he rolls in "Ford Nation."
In the nation's first local election with 16-year-olds voting, many teens took advantage of their new right to cast a ballot this week.
GOP state backs an increase in offshore oil drilling and opposes gun control.
NAACP's challenge to emergency manager law outside bankruptcy squashed.
California Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, on his plan to run for governor of California in order to "make California the sexiest place to do business."
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