Four years ago, it was Lancaster County that wanted to force everybody into tiny little partisan boxes. Today it’s Lexington County, which used to bill itself as the most Republican county in the Deep ...

For nearly 50 years, I have diligently observed the political landscape of this nation, watching as its leadership has evolved and fluctuated. Over this extensive period, I have witnessed a succession ...

Despite being a nonpartisan race, the Waukesha mayoral election saw candidates backed by opposing political parties. The winner, Alicia Halvensleben, acknowledged partisanship played a role, but ...

Directional signs are posted outside Hand Middle School for the municipal election on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025. Tracy Glantz tglantz@thestate.com COLUMBIA, S.C. When a Lexington County candidate files to ...

People's political persuasions can have a significant influence on their initial response to a global health crisis, according to new research. But while they do tend to respond to guidance issued or ...

In Washington, as in much of the country, almost nothing divides Democrats and Republicans more than how secure elections are. Several bills that make adjustments to the laws governing voter ...

Cuyahoga County’s 2008-10 corruption scandal sent scores to prison, most prominently Democratic County Commissioner Jimmy Dimora and the late County Auditor Frank Russo, but also corrupt lawyers and ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Judicial opinions are often esoteric discussions about the meaning of words. Joshua Divine, then working for the ...

Members of the state Public Campaign Finance Board on Tuesday took the extraordinary step of denying public matching funds to Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the likely Republican nominee for ...