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Delegates at the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party's 2014 convention. The party says its budget has dropped sharply since 2002.

Why State Parties Are Losing Out On Political Cash

Big donors are turning to outside groups, and many state parties are watching their budgets and clout dwindle.

Common Core Review Shows Standards Are Strong, But Teachers Need More Resources

A team of education experts charged with reviewing the Common Core has determined the math and English language standards are an improvement over Utah’s…

View From the Gallery - Week 2

The second week of the Utah Legislature is now in the books, and while it wasn’t as eventful as the first week, it definitely had its moments.Definition…

Lawmaker Proposes “Frail Utah” Instead of Governor’s Healthy Utah Plan

A Republican lawmaker has filed a bill that would be an alternative to Governor Gary Herbert’s Medicaid expansion plan.Senator Allen Christensen’s bill…

5 Things The Vaccine Debacle Reveals About The 2016 Presidential Field

There are some deep political lessons in how the 2016 hopefuls fumbled the political hot potato.

House Passes Bill To Ban Anonymous Campaign Donations

A bill passed the Utah House today that would restrict political candidates from accepting anonymous campaign donations. House Bill 91 forbids political…

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush speaks at an Economic Club of Detroit meeting on Wednesday. The Detroit event is the first in a series of stops that Bush's team is calling his "Right to Rise" tour. That's also the name of the political action committee he formed in December 2014 to allow him to explore a presidential run.

In Detroit, Jeb Bush Makes A Campaign Must-Stop

While he hasn't declared his 2016 candidacy yet, the former Florida governor spoke Wednesday at a preferred venue for presidential candidates.

Science Of Vaccines Is Settled — But Politics Are More Complicated

Should kids get the measles vaccine or should parents be given a choice? Potential 2016 presidential candidates weigh in, and their views are all over the place.

Legislators Talk with Feds about Alternative Medicaid Proposals

Republican state lawmakers held a conference call last week with federal government officials to talk about possible alternatives to Governor Gary…

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker spoke about taking on public employee unions, and the protests that followed, at a recent candidates forum in Iowa. He said what people may <em>not </em>know is that protesters —<em> </em>as many as 1,000 of them — showed up outside his home while his family was there. He says he also received death threats.

Gov. Scott Walker Eyes 2016, But Can He Get Past Labor's Loathing?

Unions don't like any of the 2016 GOP presidential prospects so far. But organized labor's loathing for Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker runs especially deep.

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