A proposed constitutional amendment intended to safeguard direct democracy in Arkansas was rejected for a second time on ...

Louisiana officials react after the U.S. Supreme Court delayed its ruling on Louisiana's congressional map and will rehear the case, with Justice Clarence Thomas warning that race-based districts may ...

Continuing the theme of last week's Perspective cover story, here are more summer reading suggestions for those interested in ...

A new Arkansas law is making big changes to how school elections are held in the state.No school district is being affected ...

Bridges said the Delta in Arkansas usually refers to the counties adjacent to the Mississippi River. That's considerably less ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Arkansas state Sen. Fred Love announced Monday he's seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge ...

Colorado Springs will not annex the 6,500-home Karman Line development, over water concerns, after voters rejected it in a special election Tuesday.

A federal trial began Monday that will determine whether Republican-drawn congressional and legislative maps in North Carolina are unfair to Black voters. Before last year’s election, North ...

The Arkansas State Board of Election Commissioners voted to decertify all three Searcy County election commissioners for a period of 14 years, the maximum amount of time, after finding that ...

One of Trump's first acts in office was to pardon those involved in one of the largest acts of domestic political violence this century -- the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, intended to ...

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