Iowa State Sen. Bill Dotzler has announced his retirement from the Iowa Legislature after three decades of service, ...

The board that governs higher education in Illinois voted Wednesday to request $2.7 billion in general revenue funding next ...

The Oak Park River Forest chapter of the Illinois League of Women Voters recently discussed redistricting as well as Fair Maps Illinois.

An Iowa Republican lawmaker's bill proposes a study on absorbing counties in Illinois, where a secessionist movement has emerged.

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WIFR) - It’s hard to believe, but Illinois’ general primary on March 17 is less than two months away. One of ...

New York judge allegedly targets GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis' district in controversial partisan ruling that could reshape ...

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a stadium authority bill, aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana, which means the bill will move forward for consideration by the ...

In our first handicapping of state legislature control for the 2026 cycle, we find 15 chambers that are competitive—either Leans Republican, Toss-up, or Leans Democratic. That’s slightly higher than ...

DES MOINES — Iowa Democratic state Sen. Bill Dotzler, of Waterloo, who is currently the longest serving member of the Iowa ...

This year’s midterms will serve as a referendum on the first two years of President Donald Trump’s second term and will shape his final two years in office.

The Trump administration has been using the president’s cruel mass deportation visions as a vehicle to, also, crack down on ...

Gov. Brad Little (R) signed the program ( HB 93) into law in 2025, and it began accepting applications on Jan. 15, 2026.