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North Carolina Republicans close in on enacting bill that weakens incoming Democratic governor

Dec. 02, 2024 18:00 PM EST

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina legislative Republicans moved closer Monday to enacting a measure that would erode the powers of the incoming governor and other Democratic officials, and also placing on the ballot constitutional amendments that could buttress GOP voting and tax policies. ...

Georgia suspends talks on joining the European Union and accuses the bloc of blackmail

Nov. 28, 2024 20:42 PM EST

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Georgia is suspending talks on its bid to join the European Union for four years, its prime minister said Thursday, in view of what he described as “blackmail and manipulation” from some of the bloc's politicians. His announcement outraged the opposition and triggered...

Gabon votes yes on new constitution a year after the military seized power

Nov. 17, 2024 18:02 PM EST

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Voters in Gabon overwhelmingly approved a new constitution, authorities said Sunday, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country’s longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation. Over 91% of voters approved...

Gabon votes on a new constitution after the military seized power last year

Nov. 16, 2024 09:56 AM EST

LIBREVILLE, Gabon (AP) — Gabon is holding a referendum on Saturday on whether to adopt a new constitution, more than one year after mutinous soldiers overthrew the country's longtime president and seized power in the oil-rich Central African nation. Nearly 1 million people are...

Study finds Wisconsin voters approved a record number of school referenda

Nov. 14, 2024 13:08 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin voters saw a record number of school referenda on their ballots in 2024 and approved a record number of the funding requests, according to a report released Thursday. The Wisconsin Policy Forum study found that school districts asked voters to sign...

A voter-approved Maine limit on PAC contributions sets the stage for a legal challenge

Nov. 08, 2024 00:11 AM EST

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine residents this week overwhelmingly approved a referendum to limit donations to political action committees that spend independently in candidate elections, setting the stage for a legal showdown over caps on individual contributions to so-called super PACs that spend...

Judge blocks larger home permits for tiny community of slave descendants pending appeal

Nov. 07, 2024 13:29 PM EST

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has blocked a Georgia county from approving larger homes in a tiny island community of Black slave descendants until the state's highest court decides whether residents can challenge by referendum zoning changes they fear will lead to unaffordable tax increases. ...

Moldovans are voting in a pivotal presidential runoff. But voter fraud threatens its democracy

Nov. 02, 2024 01:25 AM EDT

CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) — Moldovan historian and politician Octavian Ticu remembers when the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, a seismic event that enabled him to become one of the first amateur boxers to fight for his country at the pinnacle of his sport: the Olympic Games. ...

Voters in Liechtenstein withdraw state funding from the country's public radio broadcaster

Oct. 28, 2024 05:08 AM EDT

BERLIN (AP) — Voters in Liechtenstein have voted to withdraw state funding from the tiny country's public radio broadcaster, a decision that leaves the station's future in doubt. In a referendum on Sunday, 55.4% of participants voted to scrap legislation that grants state funding...

Congo's president announces plans for a new constitution. Opposition worried about term limit change

Oct. 24, 2024 11:17 AM EDT

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo's President announced a national commission will be set up next year to draft a new constitution for the central African country, raising concern among the opposition over possible altering of the presidential term limit. Felix Tshisekedi was reelected...