John S. Watson (1924-1996) was the first Black to win a countywide election in Mercer County when he was elected to the Board ...

North Bergen businessman Larry Wainstein told the New Jersey Globe that he is seeking the Democratic nomination for State ...

State officials completed work on draft regulations to implement Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pollution pricing and climate funding ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing a Louisiana case about redistricting, racial gerrymandering, and federal oversight. On Monday, New York and 19 other states filed an ...

Democrats protected their slim statehouse majority by winning two overlapping, left-leaning districts in special elections that Republicans had hoped would help them gain legislative control ... along ...

The liberal candidate for the Wisconsin Supreme Court participated in a briefing with Democratic donors billed as a “chance ...

The new lawmaking sessions open after a campaign year in which Republicans leaned on messaging that tapped into fears about ...

For Pennsylvania's state Supreme Court, November’s general election will feature three Democrats running to retain their ...

The second lawsuit, filed last February by the Brooklyn-based advocacy group New York Communities for Change, alleged racially polarized voting occurred in Nassau and the redistricting plan "dilutes ...

A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state ...