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1st ballot test of governor’s pandemic powers starts in PA

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HARRISBURG, Pa. — Republican lawmakers across the country have tried to roll back the emergency powers that governors wielded during the COVID-19 pandemic, as...

Australian Olympic Committee ensures Indigenous inclusion

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SYDNEY — The Australian Olympic Committee amended its constitution at its annual general meeting on Saturday to to ensure there’s a permanent Indigenous representation...

Missouri latest state to thwart voter-approved policies

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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Missouri lawmakers recently shut down attempts to pay for Medicaid expansion, in what is the latest example of a statehouse fighting...

Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems

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WASHINGTON — A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on...

South Dakota Supreme Court weighs pot legalization battle

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The South Dakota Supreme Court on Wednesday heard final arguments in a legal battle sparked by an attempt by Gov....

Colorado will gain eighth U.S. House seat based on census

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DENVER — Thanks to booming population growth over the past decade, Colorado will receive an eighth U.S. House seat after the release of new...

Florida court deals blow to marijuana ballot initiative

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a potentially fatal blow to supporters of a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at legalizing...

Idaho governor signs bill making ballot measures tougher

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BOISE, Idaho — Idaho Gov. Brad Little on Saturday signed legislation making it more difficult to get initiatives or referendums on ballots in what...

High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit

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JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...

Lawmaker seeks to end Louisiana’s ‘slavery exception’ clause

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BATON ROUGE — A Louisiana lawmaker has put forward legislation to amend the state’s Constitution to abolish forced labor as punishment for those convicted...