Minnesotans voted last week to pass a sales tax increase to benefit the arts and the environment, but it wasn’t the only state to put an issue into voters’ hands.

In fact, there were more than 170 different …

One week post-election, student groups on campus are adjusting to life without campaigning.

For some, work isn’t done — members of the state’s College Republicans said they’re focusing on the highly contested U.S. Senate race, which will end …

The use of fear is a key strategic instrument in political campaigns, according to Alex Castellanos, a Republican media consultant and Institute of Politics Fellow who hosted a discussion on the subject on Friday. Three days after the 2008 presidential …

One measure escaped the United States’ largely liberal shift last Tuesday: sweeping gay marriage bans in California, Florida and Arizona.

More than 40 states now have constitutional bans or laws against gay and lesbian marriage. The passage of …

Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, accepted the William Randolph Hearst Fellow Award from the College of Communication on Friday afternoon.

The award, given on behalf of the college for a distinguished career in the communication …

Several UC Berkeley faculty members are helping Barack Obama prepare for the presidency and may assume permanent roles in his administration.

Laura Tyson, a professor at Haas School of Business, and Robert Reich, a professor at Goldman School …

When Barack Obama was elected president last Tuesday, student volunteers across the country felt a sense of accomplishment in the victory.

But for some black students, like College junior Lauren Wyatt, the victory meant "breaking the glass ceiling." …

When Proposition 8 passed on Tuesday, six California couples filed lawsuits in the State Supreme Court hoping to overturn the new constitutional amendment, which was passed by 52.5 percent of voters.

The same-sex couples have not married and …

More youth turned out to vote on Tuesday than in any other recent election, but the number still underwhelmed some experts.

Only half of all eligible voters under age 30 voted Tuesday, according to the Center for Information …

Donovan McNabb grew up in Chicago never believing he would see a black man become president.

Perhaps that was one reason why the 31-year-old Philadelphia Eagles quarterback didn’t register to vote until this election.

McNabb, though, …