"Donald Trump will be a tyrant!" So my neighbors claim. I live in Manhattan. Feel for me. Yes, Trump says wild things, like riffing about "terminating" parts of the U.S. Constitution. But I don't ...

Taken from Thursday’s edition of KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson Show. Mayor Ed Murray wants nearly $1 billion for one of the most expensive levies in Seattle’s history. And now Murray is saying the proposed ...

The somewhat simplified diagrams in social studies textbooks and the catchy tunes of “Schoolhouse Rock!” have taught us a rudimentary idea of what society looks like and how government fits into that.

The week of March 16-22 was Sunshine Week, an effort to shine a light on the importance of public records and open government. Sunshine Week is a nonpartisan collaboration of journalistic, civic, ...

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power." However, while ...

The Kenya president’s order, if implemented, would end the prolonged infighting between the national and county governments over proper revenue sharing and pending transfer of functions that began in ...

The legislation includes clauses that would strengthen the publication of minutes, declaration of interests and expenses. All ...