Includes profiles of candidates in Collinsville, Granite City, Highland, Madison, Maryville, New Baden, Trenton, and Troy.

The Education Department’s civil rights branch is losing nearly half its staff in the Trump administration’s layoffs, effectively gutting an office that already faced a backlog of thousands of ...

For New York’s 1 million-strong Jews, the 2025 mayoral election comes at a time of high anxiety. Hate crimes against Jews in the city have risen since Oct. 7, 2023, accounting for over half the city’s ...

In-depth study of likely voters from a Cuomo ally shows perceptions of public safety at sharp extremes, with voters divided ...

As part of his mayoral campaign, Craig says he's "promising a mayoral administration rooted in integrity, stability, and ...

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“There’s a perverse incentive for people who really aren’t viable and shouldn’t be running to stay in the race because they have very little to lose,” said a staffer for one mayoral campaign who was ...

Most candidates hoping to be New York City's next mayor have shared their views on the arrest of Columbia University grad ...

In contrast, Trump has pushed presidential bounds and was a profligate spender in his first term. Another difference: ...

The five mayoral candidates met for the first debate. It was hosted by the Omaha Press Club and WOWT. The five candidates were given one minute to answer and a 30 second rebuttal.

The keys to City Hall are up for grabs on Nov. 4, when all 13 City Council seats and the mayor’s office are up for election.

To explain that conflicts among the imperialist and capitalist powers, their drive to secure raw materials and markets, and trade disputes will eventually end in military conflicts. This is the root ...