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Ohio voters reject replacing troubled mapmaking system with citizen-led redistricting commission

Nov. 06, 2024 00:58 AM EST

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters rejected a constitutional amendment Tuesday that would have established a citizen-led redistricting commission to replace an existing mapmaking system that repeatedly produced unconstitutional maps. The outcome marked a defeat for the group...

Mexico announces food and agriculture plan that could take the country back to the 1980s

Oct. 22, 2024 19:33 PM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s new president announced an agriculture plan Tuesday that could make the country’s food production and distribution look a lot more like it did in the 1980s, when meals in Mexico were dominated by tortillas, beans, instant coffee and cheap hot chocolate. ...