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Jul 14 2023
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Judge to decide next week whether to block Iowa law banning abortions after 6 weeks
A Polk County District judge will rule as soon as Monday whether a restrictive new Iowa abortion law may remain in effect amid a legal challenge. Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new "fetal heartbeat" law Friday, banning nearly all abortions after cardiac activity is detected in the embryo, which happens at about six weeks of gestation. Abortion providers say that will prohibit the vast
Des Moines RegisterMay 05 2023
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Virginia’s 2023 primary elections: A guide on voting and key races to watch
Early voting in Virginia’s primary elections begins Friday, with a plethora of local races on the ballot and control of the state legislature at stake in November. Every seat in the General Assembly is up for election this fall and a historic level of turnover is guaranteed, regardless of whom voters ultimately choose. Thanks to new political maps, drawn for the first time without input from
Washington PostMay 03 2023
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Abortion rights advocates celebrate delay of law that would close abortion clinics
SALT LAKE CITY — About 200 abortion rights advocates gathered outside of the Salt Lake City and County Building on Wednesday to celebrate a Utah judge's decision to grant a preliminary injunction to block a new law that would effectively ban abortion clinics. Despite the injunction, those at the rally at Washington Square said they anticipate an ongoing fight on the issue and gathered to sign
KSLMay 04 2023
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Misouri House advances bill seeking to block ranked-choice voting
The Missouri House gave initial approval Tuesday to a resolution that would ask voters to approve a constitutional amendment forbidding ranked-choice voting. Rep. Ben Baker, R-Neosho, sponsor of House Joint Resolution 66, said his bill would enshrine Missouri's current voting system in the state Constitution to resist movement toward adopting ranked-choice voting. Baker said ranked-choice
Jefferson City News TribuneMay 05 2023
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Once Again, Voting Rights and Democracy Are Under Siege in North Carolina
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued another strike against democracy last month, overturning two gerrymandering decisions from last year and letting state legislators draw unfair maps to keep themselves in power. “Throw the bums out” doesn’t work when the bums rig the game. Coupled with the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Rucho v. Common Cause in 2019—which took federal courts out of the
Washington MonthlyApr 05 2024
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Nicholas Russo tapped as new Rochester superintendent
During a special meeting on Wednesday, April 3, the Rochester Board of Education voted 4-3 to select Nicholas Russo as their preferred candidate for superintendent, pending contract negotiations. Russo is currently Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources in the Walled Lake Consolidated School District and was one of three finalists for the position. “I am excited and honored to potentially
Oakland PressApr 07 2024
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Rapper J. Cole Accused of ‘Transphobia’ After Kendrick Lamar Diss.
Donald Trump’s warning that Joe Biden’s border crisis is creating a “new category” of “migrant crime” continues to appear prophetic after a week peppered with incidents involving migrant rapists, pedophiles, and murderous drug traffickers – often abetted by the authorities. Charges against 23-year-old illegal alien Pablo Mendoza, arrested for raping an extremely vulnerable minor described as “
The National PulseMay 03 2023
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Iowa law allowing surveyors on property for carbon capture pipeline ruled unconstitutional
An Iowa judge says a state law allowing pipeline companies to survey property owners' land without permission is unconstitutional, delivering a victory to landowners who've been battling against three proposed carbon capture pipeline projects. John Sandy, a Clay County district judge, ruled Wednesday that a company's surveyor entering property without consent to determine if a hazardous liquid
Des Moines RegisterMar 31 2024
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Maine Gov. Mills Pushes to Make it Easier to Have Firearms Confiscated
Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) is pushing legislation to make it easier for gun owners in the state to have their firearms confiscated. Her push is being done in response to the October 25, 2023, Lewiston shootings, in which Robert Card killed 18 people. Maine already has a yellow flag law, which allows police to secure a judge’s order to confiscate firearms from a gun owner believed to be a
Breitbart NewsApr 05 2024
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Congress faces unfinished business, major disagreements when lawmakers return next week
Congress returns to Washington on Tuesday to tackle lingering issues and new challenges, including aid for Ukraine, a Senate impeachment trial, reworking the government’s spying powers and starting work belatedly on federal funding for fiscal 2025. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, will have to navigate a House GOP that is divided on how to move forward with many of those
Washington Times