(THE CONVERSATION) American democracy is straining under countless pressures, many of them rooted in structural problems that go back to the nation’s founding. Chief among them is the “pick one” ...

The Virginia Attorney General’s Office now backs an effort for Virginia Beach to formalize and maintain its current ...

Tiara Ross won a Columbus city council seat despite losing the vote within her own district. Columbus's voting system requires candidates to live in a district, but all city voters decide the winner.