A federal appeals court that already has said private individuals and groups cannot sue under a key part of the federal Voting Rights Act went even further Wednesday toward blocking lawsuits over ...

A proposed map of the LEAP Innovation ... By Whitney Downard — The Indiana Capital Chronicle is an independent, not-for-profit news organization that covers state government, policy and elections.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is in a new job that will have many crossovers into politics. It's a realm not entirely unknown to the Chicago-born priest.

A panel of three US federal judges struck down a 2023 Alabama congressional map on Thursday, stating that the map was in violation of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) and the Fourteenth Amendment of the US ...

That's about 27,000 more ballots cast two days into early voting this election compared to the 2023 race that ended with liberal Milwaukee County Judge Janet Protasiewicz defeating conservative ...

LOUISVLLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Indiana lawmakers are considering multiple changes to the state's voting laws. Supporters argue the proposals will enhance election security, while opponents warn it could ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana has some of the lowest voter turnout numbers in the country when it comes to voting in presidential and midterm elections. That’s according to a 2023 report that measures civic ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Democratic Party Chair Mike Schmuhl will not seek re-election once his current ... highly gerrymandered maps, no citizen-led referendums, and superminority status.

Indiana Democrats had ... According to a New York Times map, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks and Boone counties were among the few places in the country where voting shifted left from 2022 to 2024 ...

See our complete Indiana U.S. House Election Results for all districts, including county-by-county maps and breakdowns: For more elections results from local Indiana election races, read USA TODAY ...

The three largest occupations per state are based on the Bureau of Labor Statistics release of Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics in 2023, the latest available data. Sources: Election ...

Eric Henderson is Managing Editor, Midwest for CBSNews.com. He has won three Emmy Awards, an Eric Sevareid Award and two Edward R. Murrow Awards.