Advocates in Bozeman, Montana are using a once-in-a-decade chance to reshape local government structure to create more ...

Alabama said Alan Miller’s execution by lethal gas would be “more humane.” He writhed and gasped for air in his final moments ...

On this page, we have identified 520 elections (and counting) up and down the ballot, and why they matter. This includes ...

Illinois again picked Wexford Health Services for prison health care despite longstanding claims of neglect. A judge has ...

As civil rights groups zero in on Arizona courts as a key battleground, Republicans have placed a measure on the November ballot that would eliminate retention elections for judges, shielding ...

The last job that Jared Villery had before his 21-year prison sentence ended was working “quick chill” in the main kitchen at Valley State Prison in California, where he would help flash freeze meals ...

As Alaskans consider this fall whether to repeal their new ranked-choice voting election system, leaders of the state’s Native tribes have emerged as key defenders of the system. They’re working to ...

Montana Republicans have been trying to make voting harder, but they’ve hit a wall at the state supreme court. This high court leans liberal in a state that has otherwise grown quite conservative, and ...