Mayor Eric Adams was a Republican in the latter half of the 1990s, finding a brief political home in the city’s Giuliani-era ...

The House Education and the Workforce Committee’s first hearing of the year saw Democrats take on the “elephant in the room” ...

Nostalgia is a powerful political motivator for young people. But they may be yearning for an era that never existed.

Republican Mike DuHaime and Democrat Julie Roginsky, two prominent N.J. political strategists who happen to be friends, ...

The House education committee is charged with forging consensus on the nation's education policy. But at a recent meeting, ...

A key part of combating climate change is reducing harmful emissions from meat production on so-called factory farms. One ...

Cheers: To a new arrival. Officials at the Oregon Zoo have welcomed a baby elephant. Rose-Tu, a 30-year-old Asian elephant, gave birth recently after a 20-month pregnancy. The offspring appears to be ...

State legislators warned Friday that cutbacks on the federal level could have a major impact on state budget negotiations.

Members of the House Judiciary Committee appear ready to support a bipartisan proposal to change the state’s criminal competency laws as part of a larger package of public safety measures. If approved ...

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As President Donald Trump’s second administration takes shape in Washington, Democratic governors across the country are ...