In some areas, on average, they pay $500 to $1,000 more per year than comparable households, a study shows.

Countering the Trump administration’s hostility to labor has been a string of historic and sometimes surprising wins in blue cities, counties, and states.

A number of state legislatures delivered substantial gains for workers in 2026. These developments will deliver better conditions for millions of workers, and they hold heightened significance at the ...

Countering the Trump administration’s hostility to labor has been a string of historic and sometimes surprising wins in blue cities, counties, and states.

Federal law makes it very difficult to file lawsuits against federal officers, but some states have adopted their own laws to give people a so-called cause of action to sue.

Federal law makes it very difficult to file lawsuits against federal officers, but some states have adopted their own laws to give people a so-called cause of action to sue.

Early state charters are essential to understanding the American founding.

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s Worker Protection Unit is treating wage theft as a crime.

In response to ongoing changes in federal immigration policy and enforcement, states are taking an active role in shaping how immigration laws are carried out within their borders. As federal agencies...

The new law was crafted allow the state to curb corporate political spending.

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Live with Tennessee Rep. Justin J. Pearson and Gaby Goldstein of State Futures as SCOTUS and MAGA gut the Voting Rights Act to return our nation to the Jim Crow era

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75 percent of local election officials have not received additional resources from their state or local government to address federal cuts to election security services. At least 71 percent of officials have done some preparation or planning for scenarios that could disrupt election administration.

Most of the 15 bills being considered are part of a coordinated effort by groups linked to right-wing activist Leonard Leo.

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This article is part of TPM Cafe, TPM’s home for opinion and news analysis....

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As communities’ concerns grow over rising electricity prices and the environmental effects of data centers, some local and state officials want to halt development of the facilities.Lawmakers in at le...

High prescription drug costs are facing greater oversight at the state level as Virginia lawmakers charge ahead with measures to lower prices, joining a handful of states already at odds with the phar...

When Kentucky’s Andy Beshear says ICE should be withdrawn from its deployments, you know something interesting is happening out there.

When Kentucky’s Andy Beshear says ICE should be withdrawn from its deployments, you know something interesting is happening out there.

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This issue brief outlines state legislators’ tools to ensure elections remain secure, accessible, and trusted.

This issue brief outlines state legislators’ tools to ensure elections remain secure, accessible, and trusted.