David W. Chen

Democrats have real hope for candidates for governor in red states like Iowa and Ohio, but if Republicans seize supermajorities in the legislatures, their power would be limited.

The data center boom has roiled communities across the country, but on Native land, a Big Tech push for quick approvals has pitted the need for development against a history of exploitation.

Tuesday’s runoff for a slot on the Alabama Public Service Commission has a familiar ring to it, with talk of data centers and electricity costs. But in a southern twist, solar power has joined the ...

A Republican candidate for the state land commissioner post has Democrats worried that protected state and federal land could be opened to industry.

The proposal comes after the Justice Department said this year that a century-old law banning the practice was unconstitutional. Democratic leaders are calling it “unlawful.”

For years, Republican state legislators in Montana have been willing to team up with Democrats, but in nearly two dozen races on June 2, a nationally attuned right has those lawmakers in its sights.