Albany County Legislator Sam Fein beat out two challengers to replace Dorcey Applyrs as Albany's chief city auditor.

Albany County Legislator Sam Fein has won the Democratic primary to be the next Albany Chief City Auditor.

EDITORIAL Legislators’ new rules only as good as they want them to be Timelines and transparency will need a culture change too.

County Legislator Sean Smith helped lead the recall effort of Jackson County Executive Frank White, which local election officials confirmed had enough signatures Monday to go to a vote. White has ...

Virgil C. Smith, who broke racial barriers both as a Michigan lawmaker and judge, has died at age 77. Smith's family announced Monday evening that he passed away that morning. He had fought a ...

A 50-year-old law is being debated as the Cayuga County Legislature considers whether to appoint a candidate to fill the District 10 seat vacated by Stephanie DeVito.

The Browns have found a way to beat Cleveland. With litigation pending over whether the Art Modell Law keeps the Browns from moving out of downtown Cleveland to suburban Brook Park, the Ohio ...

A preliminary review found there was a “substantial objective basis” to suspect he violated the law because “he used his position” to improperly raise his salary.

Longtime Montana politician U.S. Rep. John Patrick "Pat" Williams, 87, of Missoula, died Wednesday. The former Democratic legislator, and the last Democrat Montana elected to the U.S. House of ...

At issue is the Louisiana legislature's creation of a Black-majority congressional district, which a group of voters claimed was an illegal racial gerrymander.

Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed one of the most scrutinized bills of the legislative session — a total ban on all consumable hemp products that contain the intoxicating chemical in cannabis — less ...

Family, friends, leaders pay final respects to slain Minnesota legislator and husband Melissa and Mark Hortman were remembered for their work and friendship.