A single vote can be momentous, even in states where one party dominates. In North Carolina, a legislator who unexpectedly switched her party affiliation from Democrat to Republican enabled GOP ...

For Arlie Russell Hochschild, understanding why rural voters favor Trump required coming to grips with the role of emotion in ...

The 15-member council — which includes 12 district representatives and three at-large members — is one of the most diverse in ...

The minimum wage will increase in nearly half the states this year even as the federal wage floor remains stuck at $7.25 per ...

Carter made Tri-State stop in 1980 election campaign The nation paid its respects on Thursday to Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States. Carter died at his home in Plains, Georgia on ...

It’s going to get tougher and tougher for Democrats to win the Electoral College and the White House if present trends hold, ...

As state legislatures convene, they face the same political polarization seen in Congress. Some are in near-deadlock.

The Village of DeForest plans to work with local and state officials to secure funding for proposed Buc-ee's interchange ...

Rep. Tim Burchett has never voted to increase the US borrowing limit in his life. And that might not change just because ...

When Alex Young was in the seventh grade, he read an article about how Kentucky schools still had cases of corporal ...

The Supreme Court has upheld a North Dakota state House district on an American Indian reservation, rejecting a challenge by ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The Lexington-Fayette Urban County council officially swore in their 12 district councilmembers in a ...