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Aug 09 2023
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Murphy cheers Ohio abortion vote
Gov. Phil Murphy today applauded the outcome of a special referendum election last night in Ohio that has implications for that state’s abortion policies. Ohio voters rejected Issue 1, a proposal that would have made it harder to amend the state’s constitution, by a 14-point margin. The vote is seen as a win for reproductive rights activists, who believe the vote paves the way for a proposed
New Jersey GlobeAug 15 2023
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Trump and 18 others charged with election-related crimes in Georgia
Latest Trump indictment alleges "racketeering enterprise to overturn Georgia's presidential election result." The last of the expected criminal indictments against former President Donald Trump has dropped. This one, which comes out of Fulton County, Georgia, relates to Trump's attempts to influence Georgia officials to invalidate the results of the 2020 presidential election, as well as Trump
ReasonOct 16 2023
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When Evil Makes a Comeback
From the CenterFor those of you who are regular visitors to this website, you know how hard we work to present a full range of perspectives on the topics we cover. There are plenty of sources—online and elsewhere—to find people who will tell you why they are right and everyone else is wrong. We know that you are all smart enough to make your own decisions without being told what you should
Dan SchnurSep 03 2019
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Tennessee Voting Rights Activists Fight New Registration Restrictions
Young people have the power to greatly impact the 2020 election. In many states, they showed this power in 2018, when youth voter turnout rose 16 percentage points from the previous midterm election, marking the highest level in midterm participation among youth in the past quarter century. In states like Tennessee — which has historically low youth voter turnout rates — young voters, and
TruthOutAug 11 2023
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State Official Moves To Block Six GOP Lawmakers From Running Next Year
As Oregon residents grapple with repeated walkouts by Republican members of their state legislature that have substantially delayed the work of that critical government body, Oregon Secretary of State LaVonne Griffin-Valade is standing formally by an interpretation of an earlier ballot initiative that would ban nearly a dozen Republicans from running for another term, at least for now. Six of
Bipartisan ReportMay 01 2023
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2,500 sheep cross highway in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho — Why did 2,500 sheep cross the road? Because the grass was greener on the other side. In Idaho, it’s not unusual to see ranchers moving a bleating herd of sheep up to higher elevation at this time of year. But the sight of 2,500 woolly beasts trotting across a highway last week brought a crowd about 300 people. It was the largest turnout that Steve Stuebner, spokesperson for the
The ColumbianAug 13 2023
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'Alternate' Trump electors can face civil lawsuit in Wisconsin, judge rules
Ten so-called "alternate electors" for former President Donald Trump and two of the former president's attorneys are facing a civil lawsuit in Wisconsin after a judge rejected a motion to dismiss the case. Two Democratic electors and a voter filed the case seeking $2.4 million from the two attorneys and the alternate GOP electors, arguing that the defendants were part of a pro-Trump conspiracy
Just The NewsJun 08 2023
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Supreme Court Ruling on Voting Rights Could Resound Across the South
The ruling was a significant win for Black voters in Alabama, a state with a tortured history of Jim Crow laws and voter suppression. A decision that said Alabama’s congressional voting maps were detrimental to Black voters was celebrated by advocates — and could mean changes to voting in other states. When the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Alabama’s congressional map had diluted the
New York Times (News)Aug 09 2023
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Issue 1 Ohio election results 2023: Cincinnati, suburbs against ballot initiative
Cities and suburbs in the Greater Cincinnati region played a role in the defeat of Issue 1, the ballot initiative that would have made it harder to amend the Ohio Constitution. Hamilton County voters rejected Issue 1 with 67% of the vote, higher than the statewide margin, where Issue 1 went down with 57% of the vote. Issue 1's demise means the proposed amendment in November to enshrine
Cincinnati EnquirerAug 09 2023
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What Issue 1’s failure means for abortion in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – Millions of Ohio voters cast their ballots Tuesday with an elephant in the voting booth: abortion. In three months, Ohioans will likely decide whether to enshrine protections for the procedure in the state constitution. With the failure of Issue 1 on Tuesday, the path to a constitutional right to abortion is a little bit clearer – but far from settled. Ohioans
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