An Arizona election official shared his concerns at a recent national conference about threats to safe and fair elections. Multiple experts at the …

Voting rights advocates in Massachusetts are applauding Governor Maura Healey's budgetary backing of new policies stemming from last year's passage of…

Critics say West Virginia is taking a step backward by dropping out of the Electronic Registration Information Center system known as ERIC. Run by …

Wyoming became the first U.S. territory to give women the right to vote in 1869, half a century before the nation finally followed the Cowboy State's …

New York's Public Campaign Finance Program is facing delays from the very people who approved it - New York legislators. The program was approved by …

School librarians in Maine are fighting a bill that would ban schools from providing students with books considered "obscene," saying it could potenti…

A group formed to oppose COVID-19 mask mandates is expanding its agenda to influence school board elections, and a national watchdog group believes …

LGBTQ+ advocates rallied at the New Hampshire Statehouse this week in protest of a slate of bills which they say aim to demonize members of their comm…

Voters in western states are more likely to elect women to the state Legislature, according to a new Center for American Women and Politics report…

On Monday, conservation groups submitted a petition calling on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to protect the pygmy rabbit under the Endangered …

Oregon lawmakers could restore voting rights to people currently in prison. For the third year in a row, advocates are attempting to get a bill …

Texas voting advocates say a bill before the Legislature to ban polling sites on college campuses for fear of mass shootings is instead a direct attac…

A bill in the Idaho Legislature would ban the use of ranked choice voting in all Idaho election, but experiences from Alaska show perhaps lawmakers …

West Virginians released from prison are not allowed to vote until their parole or probation period is over and their sentence is complete. Since …

Oil and gas operators waste a half billion dollars worth of natural gas on public lands every year, according to a new report. Chad Franke, …

Idaho lawmakers are attempting to change the ballot initiative process again - this time with an amendment to the state Constitution. Senate Joint …

Proposed changes to election policy are on the table in South Dakota, and they're drawing sharp opposition from local officials. At issue is whether …

Supporters of ranked choice voting say the system could improve Washington state's presidential primary elections. A bill in Olympia would create a …

An increasing number of North Carolina businesses are shifting toward social impact and sustainable business practices. James Montague, president …

A coalition of conservation groups is giving Colorado's revised state water plan a thumbs-up for its increased focus on protecting Colorado's rivers…

Part of the deal Wyoming struck for sending its water down the Colorado River was that state residents would be able to tap electricity generated at G…

While the Pennsylvania House is still out of session and won't resume until late February, the public and advocacy groups are voicing their concerns…

Lawmakers and immigrants-rights activists in the Commonwealth are hoping to pass the Language Access and Inclusion Act, which would dramatically …

The public has until February 13th to weigh in on new rules proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce methane pollution at oil and gas…