US Politics Pulse

The NC Hunt State Policy Fellows program unites local officials across party lines—including Lumbee Tribal Council speaker Alex Baker—to explore...

State Sen. Andrew Gounardes called the city's new ban on generative AI in public schools through eighth grade a great start but argued it requires...

Bipartisan legislation from Reps. Shomari Figures and Dave Taylor would give the Department of Transportation authority to deactivate USDOT numbers...

The Trump administration is escalating its anti-DEI campaign by proposing to strip private colleges of tax-exempt status for race-based admissions,...

Trump administration efforts to obtain unredacted voter data clash with state privacy protections and oversight.

• Nevada officials face threats of...

Trump's executive order directed USPS to impose new mail-ballot standards including barcodes and verification, sparking lawsuits over federal power...

Trump's heavy use of executive orders has shifted real power to the White House, sidelining Congress on major policies.

• Congress sidelined: 220...

Moss Point proposes holding the millage rate steady in its budget, signaling no ad valorem tax increases on homes, vehicles, or rentals. Residents should note this holds unless their property's assessed value has changed.

The President signed H.R. 6500 on September 2, enacting a continuing resolution that funds federal agencies only through December 11, 2026. This...

A complex systems framework could help identify which structural reforms—like ranked-choice voting or redistricting changes—will durably address elite...

Local stakeholders can directly influence how federal education dollars support Miami students by attending the Sept. 10 meetings. The district...

• Indiana residents must register by Oct. 5 for the Nov. 3 general election, with early voting starting Oct. 6.
• Florida posted a strong R+9,973 net...

Enforcement fights over financial disclosures now threaten to sideline Republican Jodi Taylor from the lieutenant governor race. A Democratic...

Trump’s new visa restrictions are driving the largest drop yet in international enrollment nationwide.

• State-level costs: Louisiana’s 8% decline in...

Proposed legislation would shift the 1,675-acre Crossett Experimental Forest from U.S. Forest Service ownership to Arkansas state control while...

America's Strategic Petroleum Reserve sits at a 44-year low of 286.6 million barrels after repeated withdrawals, making further releases harder and...

The Trump administration's proposed Head Start overhaul would shift key decisions from federal standards to states while capping administrative...

Pennsylvania's Act 29, effective Sept. 18, requires Luzerne County property buyers to submit detailed contact information to the Assessment Office,...

A large-scale public information campaign produced only minimal gains in trust for mail voting among skeptical conservatives, with no broader effects...

Seventeen states plus senators and advocacy groups filed briefs urging the 9th Circuit to uphold the injunction against California's gender-identity...