The state’s unprecedented cuts to benefits for the jobless are leaving families stranded without money for food, transportation and housing.

DC autonomy is now more likely than ever, and with it will come the lifting of a ban on Medicaid coverage of abortion for local women.

An inspiring grassroots movement is fighting back against the GOP’s outrageous budget cuts and attacks on democracy.

Following a landmark court ruling, the state is on deadline to release tens of thousands of people from prison. Is it succeeding?

This third-term governor is rethinking healthcare and education with holistic, community-based programs.

Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins pulled off a huge upset in a state legislative race by showing that he cared.

Can he make New York the “progressive capital of the nation”—by empowering Republicans?

Opponents of gun control spent the last twenty years undermining local approaches to gun policy.

Local and state governments are gaining the ability to restore basic services and infrastructure.

Obama’s re-election inspired residents of states like Louisiana and Alabama to push for independence from the rest of the country. They should be careful what they wish for.