Direct democracy tools are present in one form or another in a majority of American states - but they rarely make the ...

The reality of a small minority of Idahoans being the drivers of the political process of the state is bad for the state and ...

USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards just released its best of fall rankings, and one region in Massachusetts ranked ...

THE 2025 bill-filing season has begun, and the early pile includes some oldies but goodies along with some new policy wrinkles. Incumbent House members had to prepare their pre-election proposals by ...

The state of Alaska will hold public hearings Monday and Tuesday on ballot measures that seek to raise the state’s minimum ...

I’m incredibly disappointed by the recent vandalism of our signs opposing Proposition 1. Over a dozen signs in Meridian and ...

Sept. 23, KATU News in partnership with Willamette University will be holding a forum with Portland City Council District 1 ...

San Francisco’s mayoral candidates took the stage Thursday night for a heated debate, with Mayor London Breed facing sharp ...

Ranked-choice voting or RCV is a system that only some states and counties use, but there's a growing push to implement it in wider U.S. elections.

Four years ago, Alaskans who wanted to improve our election process passed the open primary and ranked choice voting election ...

Some voting centers begin opening 11 days before Nov. 5, or Oct. 26. They’re open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lots more voting ...

The election forecaster Sabato’s Crystal Ball has shifted two key House races to toss-ups, moving Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola’s ...