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Voters backed abortion rights in seven of the 10 states where it was on the ballot, in an illustration of the issue's political potency.

They don’t get as much attention as the presidential election, but state government races play a crucial role in the laws ...

In this case, justices moved proceedings almost literally next door to a familiar place: the old supreme court chambers ...

Before the election results began rolling in, Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly took the stage, confident that Democrats could break ...

While most eyes are fixed on who is about to enter the White House this election, voters are also casting ballots for ...

Republicans have maintained control of the Wisconsin Legislature, overcoming Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ new district ...

The Ohio Supreme Court ruling went back to a Cleveland case in which a man was sentenced to nine months in prison for abusing a kitten.

Advocates of changing campaign finance law are hoping a Democratic sweep in the elections would help usher in a new agenda.

A Montana judicial panel is recommending that the state's Republican attorney general be suspended from practicing law for 90 days for openly defying court orders and repeatedly attacking the ...