A ballot initiative to ban corporations with large existing or pending government contracts from making political campaign ...

A new report from Joceyln Benson’s Department of State credits new statewide election laws and education campaigns. Experts point to other likely factors.

Several counties in the region have proposals on the Aug. 5 ballot to request funds for emergency services, public ...

An oil painter, when he struggled to run my credit card, let me take home a small print — a still life labeled “skull and ivy ...