A memorial to those slain in the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. News outlets covering the event have won multiple prizes. Statehouse coverage has been declining for years, with fewer full-time ...

The collapse last month of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore is a vivid reminder of the crucial role that infrastructure plays in our 21st century economy. It’s also an opportunity to reflect ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - One local woman is practicing what she teaches. Lloydene Martin spent nearly 40 years teaching sixth graders about government while also serving three decades with the Shawnee Co ...

Sunlight, they say, is the best disinfectant, which is why it is vital that a free press be able to cast sunlight on the workings of our representative government. That begins with our government ...

The March 22 editorial on government secrecy highlights the critical role that transparency plays in sustaining public trust. Citizens place confidence in public agencies and officials to act in the ...

With America’s Constitution undergoing a stress test, it’s important to revisit and understand its fundamental structure and design. America’s Constitutional Convention occurred in 1787, several years ...

Reflecting on Civic Learning Week (CLW), an annual event hosted by iCivics highlighting the importance of civic education in sustaining and strengthening constitutional democracy in the United States.

Lt. Cmdr. Melissa de Vera first worked for the Indian Health Service as an administrative assistant at a health clinic. Now, she’s helping to distribute $3.5 billion in funding from the 2021 ...

In the ever-changing society of America, it is increasingly important for state and local governments to refocus on the importance of the nuclear family. Time and time again, it has been proven that a ...

Across 35 countries, our survey finds widespread support for freedom of the press, freedom of speech and freedom on the internet. But the shares in each country who say these freedoms are very ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court today sent two cases challenging laws regulating online platforms back to the lower courts after justices ruled unanimously that the lower courts hadn't conducted a ...