Blinken Visits Ukraine Amid Russian Military Gains The Biden administration had warned for months that Congress’s delay in approving an aid package would leave the Ukrainians vulnerable. Survey: 8,000 women in states with bans get abortion pills each month After Roe was overturned, abortion bans took effect in most Republican-controlled states. Fourteen states now prohibit it with few exceptions, while three others bar it after about six weeks of pregnancy. The Stigma of Felon Disenfranchisement This is an excerpt from Chapter 4 of The Court v. The Voters: The Troubling Story of How the Supreme Court Has Undermined Voting Rights, published today by Beacon Press and written by Washington Monthly Contributing Writer Joshua A. Douglas, a professor of law at the University of Kentucky J. David Rosenberg College of Law. […] The post The Stigma of Felon Disenfranchisement appeared first on Was… |
It's money vs. the establishment in unpredictable Senate primary in Maryland Voters in Maryland, Nebraska, and West Virginia pick their nominees Tuesday in a set of high-profile primaries for state and federal offices where it takes just a simple plurality to win. That's not all that's in store, though. North Carolina will host runoffs in contests where no one earned at least 30% of the vote in the first round of the primary on March 5—though only in races where the runne… King County recorder misdirected millions in funds, audit finds The office misallocated nearly $7 million over the span of six years, while overcharging customers by a total of about $1 million, a new audit found. Georgia's governor and others pile into state court race where challenger has focused on abortion Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp says he will spend more than $500,000 from his political committee to help a state Supreme Court justice he appointed win election |