Articles by Kelly Franklin
us news, businessInside the state budget standoff that could reach WashingtonA fight over transit funding in three statehouses is shaping the federal infrastructure debate.
us newsThree Senate races that will shape the 2027 agendaWhere the map stands five weeks out, and which contests are closer than the polling suggests.
us news, businessThe federal grant deadlines no one is talking aboutBillions in infrastructure money expire next year. Few states are ready to claim it.
us newsWhat the appeals court ruling means for state voting rulesA plain reading of the decision, and the questions it leaves open for next year.
us newsA county clerk, a recount, and a very long weekHow one office in rural Pennsylvania handled the closest race in its history.
us newsCongress returns to a crowded calendarFunding, farm policy, and a nominations backlog. What has to pass before the holidays.
us news, healthWhy governors are suddenly talking about waterDrought, aging pipes, and a federal program running low on money.
us newsThe quiet rise of state attorneys generalHow a once-sleepy office became one of the most powerful in American politics.
us newsWhat a shutdown would actually closeAgency by agency: which services stop, which continue, and who goes unpaid.