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Senate Democrats authorize subpoenas in the Supreme Court ethics probe as Republicans stage walkout
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted Thursday to authorize subpoenas for two prominent conservatives who arranged luxury travel and other benefits for Supreme Court justices, but Republicans planned to object to the legitimacy of the action. The...
Wisconsin state Senate Democratic leader plans to run for a county executive post in 2024
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin state Senate's top Democrat announced Thursday that she's going to leave the body to run for local office in 2024. Senate Minority Leader Melissa Agard of Madison said she will run to replace retiring Dane County Executive Joe Parisi. State law...
Opponents gave input on ballot language for abortion-rights measure, Ohio elections chief says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose consulted with three prominent anti-abortion groups while drafting the contested ballot language used to describe Issue 1, an abortion-rights measure overwhelmingly approved by voters earlier this month, cleveland.com reported...
Senate Majority Leader Schumer warns that antisemitism is on the rise as he pushes for Israel aid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat who is the highest-ranked Jewish elected official in the U.S., warned Wednesday that antisemitism in the United States has reached levels unseen in generations and called on his fellow Democrats to clearly condemn it. ...
Georgia Republicans move to cut losses as they propose majority-Black districts in special session
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia lawmakers opened a special session Wednesday as majority Republicans moved to minimize their losses while also trying to increase the number of Black-majority districts to comply with a federal court order. It’s one in a series of redistricting sessions...
Fast-track legislative maneuvers hinder public participation, nonpartisan Kentucky group says
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Weeks before Kentucky lawmakers reconvene to debate policy, a nonpartisan group issued a report Wednesday scrutinizing the procedures sometimes used to pass legislation. The review conducted by the League of Women Voters of Kentucky found that lawmakers...
Paris angers critics with plans to restrict Olympic Games traffic but says residents shouldn't flee
PARIS (AP) — Stay, enjoy the once-in-a-lifetime show. That was the message from organizers of the Paris Olympics on Wednesday as they sought to reassure the French capital's residents that security measures and traffic restrictions won't make their lives nightmarish during the July...
Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 24, 2023. Editorial: It’s time to give geothermal a real chance Geothermal energy, which pulls hot air from deep in the Earth’s crust to the surface in order to heat our homes and other buildings, deserves a second look in...
Georgia Senate panel calls for abolishing state permits for health facilities
ATLANTA (AP) — A Georgia Senate committee recommended on Tuesday that the state abolish its requirements for permits to build health facilities, setting up a renewed push on the issue after a debate in the 2023 legislative session mushroomed into a House-Senate standoff. The...
Former Google executive ends longshot bid for Dianne Feinstein's US Senate seat in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former California tech executive is ending her longshot campaign for the U.S. Senate seat once held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein, she announced Tuesday. Democrat Lexi Reese said in a statement that she has been unable to raise the many millions...
