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Australian Parliament takes step toward holding a referendum on Indigenous Voice this year
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia’s House of Representatives voted overwhelming Wednesday for a referendum to be held this year on creating an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, an advocate aiming to give the nation’s most disadvantaged ethnic minority more say on government policy. ...
Taiwan opposition party picks New Taipei mayor, a former police chief, as its presidential candidate
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's opposition Nationalist Party picked the popular mayor of New Taipei City, Hou Yu-ih, on Wednesday as its candidate in next year's presidential election, seen as a referendum on the island's future relations with China. Hou, the former head of the...
Leader of pro-independence party in Wales quits after report slams toxic culture
LONDON (AP) — The leader of Wales’ pro-independence political party has resigned after an inquiry found it was riddled with bullying and misogyny. Adam Price said he was stepping down as leader of Plaid Cymru after a meeting of the party executive late Wednesday. A...
Nevada advances proposal to enshrine abortion rights into state constitution
CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — Nevada lawmakers on Wednesday passed a joint resolution that would codify reproductive rights — including already-existing abortion access up to 24 weeks — into the state constitution. The state Assembly approved of the measure 28 to 14 along party...
Reformer Quinn joins discussion over Illinois ethics laws
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Another federal conviction for political corruption in Illinois, another call for tougher ethics laws. A jury last week slapped convictions on four political insiders in a wide-ranging bribery case involving power giant ComEd's bribery of the once-powerful...
Editorial Roundup: Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. May 1, 2023. Editorial: Proposal would suppress Missourians’ voices, not confront illegal voting The effort by Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature to overhaul the process for changing the state constitution has nothing to do with...
Uzbekistan calls snap presidential election for July 9
TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Uzbekistan's leader on Monday called a snap presidential election for July, with the announcement coming a week after a constitutional referendum extended the term from five years to seven. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev is in his second term, the maximum...
Mali's junta releases timeline for constitutional referendum
BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Mali's military junta said Friday that it's organizing a referendum on a new constitution for June 18, a key step towards a return to constitutional rule and a new presidential election expected next year in the West African country. The referendum, in which...
Maine Legislature lets voters have say on utility referendum
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — The Maine Legislature is sending a referendum question on whether to dismantle the state's two largest electric utilities to voters. Supporters of the proposal to replace Central Maine Power and Versant Power with a nonprofit utility gathered enough petitions...
Australia PM to give allegiance to king but wants president
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Friday he would declare his allegiance to King Charles III at the monarch’s coronation despite believing that Australia should have its own head of state. Albanese voted in a failed referendum in 1999 for...
