SAN FRANCISCO MAYOR-ELECT Daniel Lurie celebrated his victory on Friday in a speech and news conference in Chinatown, a day ...

Daniel Lurie held his first news conference as San Francisco mayor-elect, making clear that he will protect the rights of all residents and stressing public safety as a top priority.

The referenda on the ballot passed overwhelmingly Tuesday. Elected officials, including ones who placed them on the ballot, ...

In Tennessee statehouse District 96, newly elected Rep. Gabby Salinas will be the first ever openly LGBTQ+ woman to serve in ...

Of the six referenda questions that Memphis voters faced Tuesday, all were passed by the electorate. The ...

A controversial set of proposed gun control measures got a strong show of support from Memphis voters. By 10 p.m. with more ...

Ferguson prompted a change in how communities tackle police reform and misconduct, said Svante Myrick, who was the youngest-ever mayor of Ithaca, New York, from 2011 to 2021 before becoming ...

The Supreme Court is considering whether self-assembled guns, parts kits and partially complete firearm frames or receivers can be regulated as traditional firearms. The Supreme Court's 8-1 ...

Wade abortion rights protections; ensuring access to contraceptives and IVF treatments; advocating sensible gun reforms such as raising the minimum age to purchase a semiautomatic rifle and ...

WEYMOUTH – Susan Kay, Weymouth's second mayor and the first woman to hold that office, has died. She was 74 years old. Kay, born Susan Sullivan, grew up in South Boston and moved to Weymouth ...