Voters in Iroquois, Calhoun, Clinton, Greene, Jersey, Madison and Perry counties approved a nonbinding ballot question on cutting ties with Illinois. The votes weren’t close. Six of the seven ...

The concept of California secession isn't new. Following the 2016 presidential election, the "Yes California" campaign gained attention, advocating for a 2019 independence referendum. However, the ...

Online voting has begun in what the Heiltsuk Nation calls a historic referendum on a written constitution for the First Nation on British Columbia’s central coast. A statement from the nation ...

The group will have 160 days to gather the 1.3 million signatures to put the recall petition on the ballot for Californians to vote on. LA County pollster Manny Rodriguez told the California Globe ...

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them ...

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That's after several lawsuits were filed, including by the state of California. Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began gathering hazardous materials this week ...