Drew Edmondson, whose family has a rich history of service in state and federal offices with himself serving the past 15 years as state attorney general, said Wednesday he doesn't plan to seek another elected office.
As one voracious non-native fish bears down on the Great Lakes, notorious mussels are spreading across the West. Frustrated state officials say it’s time for the federal government to play a bigger role in stopping the spread of invasive species.
Five members of the state House of Representatives easily won re-election Tuesday while the winner of a runoff election will fill the seat of a departing member.
Democratic Lt. Gov. Jari Askins will be looking for continued magic from a former Sooner football coach, and Republican U.S. Rep. Mary Fallin is hoping her conservative credentials will make the difference in the fight to become Oklahoma's first female governor.
Utah is not the only state where lawmakers are attempting to address illegal immigration — which is traditionally a federal issue handled by Congress.