Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law this week a bill requiring trash companies to submit detailed management plans for leachate ...

The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking the voter registration lists of several states — representing data on millions of ...

Cassandra Sanchez, New Hampshire’s child advocate, saw her team shrink nearly by half this month. When New Hampshire’s state ...

It’s not hard to see. The thread running through much of the Republican political agenda is an overall low opinion of the ...

Gov. Kelly Ayotte vetoed seven bills Tuesday, many of which were intended to strengthen parental rights, bucking the ...

With hurricane and wildfire season well underway across much of the country, state and local emergency managers say they have ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act was passed by the Republican-controlled Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump ...

Elon Musk’s announcement that he plans to form a new political party came easily, with the billionaire simply posting his ...

Legal battles over President Donald Trump’s executive order to end birthright citizenship continued on July 10, 2025, after a ...

Maine lawmakers postponed action on reforming the state’s troubled child welfare system, this time on a proposal modeled ...

Jonathan Shorman covers democracy for Stateline, including elections, voting rights, fights over state vs. federal power, ...

Carol Nackenoff is the Richter Professor Emerita of Political Science at Swarthmore College.