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Felons affected by new Alabama law disqualifying them from voting can cast ballots this year, judge orders

Felons disqualified from voting under a new Alabama law will be able to cast ballots in the upcoming election, a Montgomery judge ordered Wednesday, clearing up...

Michigan becomes 20th state to outlaw ‘gay panic’ defense

Michigan5 months ago

Michigan becomes 20th state to outlaw ‘gay panic’ defense

LANSING, MI – Michigan is now the 20th state in the U.S. to outlaw legal arguments that someone’s sexual orientation justified assaulting them. Gov. Gretchen Whitmer...

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s Ten Commandments requirement for schools

Louisiana6 months ago

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s Ten Commandments requirement for schools

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana — A lawsuit has been filed in federal court in Louisiana challenging the state’s recently passed law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted...

Pennsylvania doctors are in crisis over skyrocketing costs for medical liability insurance | Opinion

Pennsylvania7 months ago

Pennsylvania doctors are in crisis over skyrocketing costs for medical liability insurance | Opinion

By Dr. Vincent Battista With apologies to Prince, I wish I was dreaming when I wrote this, so forgive me if I state the obvious. Despite...

Jim Jordan is least bipartisan House member, study of Congress says. Where does the rest of Ohio’s delegation rank?

Ohio7 months ago

Jim Jordan is least bipartisan House member, study of Congress says. Where does the rest of Ohio’s delegation rank?

The nonpartisan tool, which was launched in 2014, measures the degree to which Senators and Representatives work across party lines on legislation by quantifying how often...

Gambling, tunnel closure, Conecuh Sausage: Down in Alabama

Alabama10 months ago

Gambling, tunnel closure, Conecuh Sausage: Down in Alabama

Read the newsletter below. Sign up to get it in your inbox each day here. Capitol update Part I A two-bill package that would bring Alabama a...

Lawmakers hear pros, cons on plan for lottery, casinos

Alabama10 months ago

Lawmakers hear pros, cons on plan for lottery, casinos

A new plan to let Alabama voters decide whether to approve a lottery, casinos, and legal sports betting was up for discussion for the first time...

States, including Oregon and Washington, grapple with removing racist language in home deeds

Washington1 year ago

States, including Oregon and Washington, grapple with removing racist language in home deeds

Lisa Boccetti is horrified by the restrictive covenant that is in the deed to her 1950s ranch house in Raleigh, North Carolina: It states that the...

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Felons affected by new Alabama law disqualifying them from voting can cast ballots this year, judge orders

Michigan becomes 20th state to outlaw ‘gay panic’ defense

Lawsuit challenges Louisiana’s Ten Commandments requirement for schools

Pennsylvania doctors are in crisis over skyrocketing costs for medical liability insurance | Opinion

Jim Jordan is least bipartisan House member, study of Congress says. Where does the rest of Ohio’s delegation rank?

Gambling, tunnel closure, Conecuh Sausage: Down in Alabama

Lawmakers hear pros, cons on plan for lottery, casinos

States, including Oregon and Washington, grapple with removing racist language in home deeds

Coalition hopes to secure free school meals for North Dakota children this legislative session

Wide range of bills pass during grand finale to Ohio’s legislative session: Capitol Letter

SWAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year commits to South Carolina

Report Card: Oklahoma moves to 11-0 with an 87-86 win over Michigan

Oregon Ducks Five-Star Receiver Dallas Wilson To Decommit, Flip To Florida Gators?

Colorado Rockies game no. 116 thread: Zac Gallen vs José Ureña

Why Marjorie Taylor Greene was ‘kicked out’ of the Freedom Caucus according to Rep. Buck

See it: Tesla crashes into Columbus convention center at 70 mph

Fox News Politics: Georgia the whole day through

Death of missing Oregon girl found in stream ruled homicide

Massie comes out against Johnson retaining speaker's gavel: 'He does not have my vote'

Can toppled Syrian president Bashar al-Assad be brought to justice?

Wisconsin school shooting victims named as teacher Erin West and student Rubi Vergara

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to what happened to the interim spending bill

Arson at karaoke bar in Vietnam’s Hanoi kills 11, police say