Detroit, other Michigan cities fight state takeover law in the courts.

Record campaign spending followed by record turnout in Wisconsin recall vote.

Judges's ruling allows campaign spending with no disclosure.

A court on Thursday threw out parts of the state’s Act 13, returning zoning authority over natural gas drilling to local governments

Justice Department letter raises new questions, inflames new tensions in Meridian, Mississippi

Oakland school board allows federal officials to monitor efforts to reduce the high suspension rates for African-American students

Alleges that state, county and city of Meridian are operating 'school to prison pipeline'

The record of some GOP members of Congress shows it will take work to persuade them to embrace immigration reform.

School police still citing thousands of kids for minor violations

A massive sinkhole roils a Louisiana bayou community — forcing many to seek buyouts, part of a U.S. trend of communities fighting to leave.