After generations in supporting roles, Black women are now leading some of America’s largest cities and reshaping how cities confront challenges from housing to public safety.
A bipartisan group of more than 350 mayors has committed to ambitious targets for fleet electrification and charging infrastructure.
He hasn’t done as well as other Midwestern Democrats in rural America. It’ll be hard for the Minnesota governor and vice presidential candidate to overcome Donald Trump’s appeal to rural sentiments of discontent.
The humiliation and ridicule that Fulton County’s prosecutor, Fani Willis, has been subject to after indicting Donald Trump are known all too well by African Americans, as a new report documents.
Her poll numbers mean down-ballot Democrats have more hope than they would have under President Joe Biden. Democrats will also be supporting abortion ballot measures in at least eight states.
Americans used to split their votes between parties a lot more than they do now. There are a lot of reasons things have changed, particularly growing cultural tribalism. Can we ever regain a bipartisan consensus?
Several GOP-led states have already banned the voting method. A November ballot measure in Missouri got the green light from a judge who said its language regarding non-citizen voting was not misleading.
Bills addressing retail theft and car break-ins represented an attempt by Democrats to sway voters ahead of a ballot initiative that would stiffen penalties further. Some progressives objected.
No Republican in Congress voted for an environmental law called the Inflation Reduction Act. Now that its tax credits are spurring manufacturing in their districts, they warn against rolling it back.
Current and former employees of Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto say she’s snooped in their emails or retaliated against them for highlighting problems.
It's the power to convene players across a region, as Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin has demonstrated. He's put together an effective coalition to tackle economic and workforce development.
As many states move to dismantle their diversity, equity and inclusion programs and politicians turn the term into an insult, we need to keep sight of these efforts’ potential for good.
Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long had been the favorite to win the Delaware governor's race but violated campaign finance law. In two other states, primaries on Tuesday probably determined who will be the new governors.
The Chicago mayor has raised $2.6 million since his election in April 2023. Nearly half of those funds come from unions. Another large check was from Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk.
Back to back earthquakes in the presidential race are likely to have spillover effects in state and local politics. Plus, New Jersey loses a senator and total recall in the Bay Area.
As he approaches the end of his mayorship, Francis Suarez seems to be laying the groundwork for his next political office. Yet it is uncertain if Suarez has enough political pull for a statewide office, despite his strong local support.
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