Virgina Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell

WASHINGTON — Wednesday mornings after off-year elections always bring over-generalizations.

But the results of Tuesday’s elections — in which the GOP won governors’ races in Virginia and New Jersey and Democrats captured a House seat in New York — appeared to…

WASHINGTON — Maybe, which is why political junkies in places with red-hot races next year — like Missouri and Illinois — will be examining results from three contests tomorrow as a guide for 2010.

There are favorable trends beyond history for Republicans heading into the…

WASHINGTON — Missouri remains near the bottom of an annual “state scorecard” for energy efficiency released Wednesday, but is showing a little spark.

Missouri tied for 41st in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy’s 2009 state rankings, jumping four spots from…

JEFFERSON CITY — Dora Schriro, who ran the Missouri Department of Corrections under Gov. Mel Carnahan, is the new corrections chief for New York City.

With the post, Schriro comes full circle. A Long Island, New York, native, she was assistant…