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Mar 16 2024
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'Politically motivated attack': American Library Association's state…
The Alabama Library Association (ALLA) has weighed in on the recent firing of Autauga-Prattville Public Library director Andrew Foster, calling it a "travesty that should frighten every Alabama resident." Foster was after the former director resigned amidst controversy surrounding sexually explicit and LGBTQ+-promoting material for minors in the library. Since then, the entire Autauga/
1819 NewsJul 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 RegisterApr 06 2024
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Lauren Boebert gets good news out of Colorado
Lauren Boebert won a major victory on Friday when she secured the most support out of those vying to be the Republican candidate for the House seat representing Colorado's 4th Congressional District in November at an assembly meeting. In total, the Donald Trump-supporting firebrand picked up 215 votes, just over 40 percent of the total, at the event in Pueblo placing her substantially ahead of
NewsweekMay 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 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 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 06 2024
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Ivey wins Gary council caucus
Saturday morning’s caucus to replace what hopes to be the City of Gary’s last open administrative seat has given the women on the council the majority for the first time since 1999. After four rounds of voting, the Gary Precinct Organization chose newcomer Marian Ivey for its vacant At-Large Council seat during the caucus at Calumet Township Multipurpose Center. Ivey, 43, replaces Ron Brewer
Chicago TribuneApr 06 2024
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Feds in Chicago turn down gun cases at higher rate than most other cities, despite large number of weapons seized
Chicago is flooded with firearms — more than almost anywhere in the country — but federal prosecutors here are less likely to approve gun charges than their counterparts in most other cities. A massive new data release by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives shows that more ownership traces of “crime guns” recovered by law enforcement agencies were done in Chicago than
Chicago Sun-TimesJun 16 2021
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Ranked-choice voting, explained
What if I told you that instead of voting for just one candidate in the next election, you could vote for several — ranking them in order of your preference?
Registered Democratic voters in New York City are getting that opportunity. Their mayoral primary on June 22 will be the city’s first to use ranked-choice voting — and that race will be the biggest spotlight yet for this system in
VoxMay 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
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