Category: GOV/POLITICS

Belarusian authorities on Saturday freed Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, key opposition figure Maria Kolesnikova and other prominent political prisoners, a human rights group confirmed.

In new research, Ramona Dagostino and Anya Nakhmurina discuss how political misalignment between state governors and city leadership can affect how cities access financing, particularly in municipal bond pricing and crisis prevention investment.

After Republican legislators in Indiana joined with Democrats to vote down a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map on Thursday, President Donald Trump said he would support a primary against a GOP state Senate leader.

Indiana’s Republican-led senate voted against a redrawn congressional map Thursday that would have favored their party in the 2026 elections, despite months of pressure by President Donald Trump for a rare mid-cycle redistricting.

Republicans resisted the call by President Trump for redistricting. He and the state’s Republican governor threatened to back primary challenges against Senators who wouldn’t get on board.

A new business initiative led by Salem attorney Mark Hoyt was unveiled during a Salem Area Chamber of Commerce event on Monday. The group hopes to benefit the community by working with government on behalf of local businesses.

The Governor endorsed a prominent supporter’s favored vendor for statewide expansion.

Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor’s race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party’s nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.

President Trump minimized concerns about the economy during a Pennsylvania rally Tuesday. NPR’s Leila Fadel speaks with political consultant Frank Luntz about Trump’s latest take.