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Editorial Roundup: New York
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Biden’s Stimulus Plan Will Bring Relief, but There’s One Flaw The New York Times Jan. 19 Joe Biden will take the oath of office as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday in the center of a city...
Candidate qualifying begins in Louisiana congressional races
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Candidate registration opened Wednesday for Louisiana's March 20 election to fill two vacant U.S. House seats, one representing a majority-minority district centered in New Orleans and the other a rural district covering the state's northeast and central parishes. The special...
Bill mirrors court ruling on filling open legislative seats
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota legislative leaders are proposing a bill that spells out the process for filling the seat of a victorious candidate who dies or resigns before taking office, after a similar scenario last fall resulted in a clash between the governor and lawmakers. Republican House...
Wisconsin justices skeptical of GOP redistricting proposal
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Republican-backed push to fast-track redistricting lawsuits in the Wisconsin Supreme Court met with skepticism during a Thursday hearing, with the court's conservative chief justice questioning why the proposal was necessary and how the thinly staffed court could be expected to draw...
Wisconsin Supreme Court focuses on redistricting
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Supreme Court turns its attention to redistricting on Thursday, considering a request backed by Republicans to change its current procedures for handling cases related to the once-a-decade process of drawing new political boundaries. Conservatives, with the support of...
Arizona redistricting commission to hold its first meeting
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's latest redistricting commission will meet Thursday for the first time to be sworn in and interview five independents nominated to serve as the panel's chair and potential tie-breaking vote . The Independent Redistricting Commission is formed each decade under a 2000 voter-approved...
Hogan announces legislative redistricting commission
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Gov. Larry Hogan on Tuesday announced a commission to draw legislative and congressional maps for the 2022 elections. The Republican governor has repeatedly made redistricting reform a priority of his tenure, though legislation to create an independent panel has stalled. Hogan, a...
Special election to fill state House vacancy set for May 18
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Voters in a western Pennsylvania state House district will pick a representative to fill what is now a vacant seat during the May 18 primary, Speaker Bryan Cutler announced Tuesday. The opening is due to the death Jan. 2 of Rep. Mike Reese, R-Westmoreland. Colleagues said Reese, 42,...
Georgia lawmakers eye citizen's arrest, gambling, vouchers
ATLANTA (AP) — Overhauling voting laws has been all many Georgia lawmakers have been able to talk about for months, but many other issues are likely to come to the fore in the 2021 session of the General Assembly. Changes to Georgia’s citizens arrest law could be in the offing after the Ahmaud...
Official: Boise area might gain 1 legislative district
LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — Population estimates suggest the Boise metropolitan region will gain another legislative district at the expense of rural Idaho, a state official said. Keith Bybee, the deputy division manager of the Legislative Services budget office, said Thursday that while 2020 census figures...
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