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A Georgia lawmaker was charged with a felony while protesting Gov. Brian Kemp's signing of a new voter reform bill
Police said state Rep. Park Cannon continued to knock after they told her to stop several times bef…
Julie Gerstein
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Maryland lawmaker-doctor fined $15,000 for joining legislative meetings from the operating room
State Del. Terri Hill told the AP that she sought to balance her legislative work and her medical c…
John L. Dorman
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North Dakota State Lawmakers Have Effectively Banned Abortion
"We applaud North Dakota for defending life," CEO and President Penny Nance said in a statement. ".…
Walter Hickey
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Pennsylvania state lawmaker won big in the midterm elections despite being dead
Rep. Tony DeLuca, who died last month at the age of 85, took more than 85% of the vote in Pennsylva…
Natalie Musumeci
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6 Democratic state lawmakers call for the impeachment of NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo
The six lawmakers, all of whom identify as socialists, said Cuomo's "predatory behavior" and "gross…
Jake Lahut
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Michigan state lawmakers have stamped out telemedicine - again
The policymakers' decision highlights regulation as one of the main frictions dragging on telemedic…
Nicky Lineaweaver
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Hydroxychloroquine saved life of Michigan state lawmaker, says Trump
"This is a woman I thought she was going to die. I mean, she is a Democrat representative, highly r…
PTI
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Here's why state lawmakers are calling on the federal government to set a baseline for addressing the climate crisis
State lawmakers from Washington, Oregon, Colorado, and North Carolina came together on Tuesday to t…
Erica Sweeney
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A Michigan man is facing terrorism charges over a bomb threat to the state capitol and death threats to a state lawmaker and her family
Michael Chad Varrone was arrested in connection with a bomb threat nearly a month after he was firs…
Connor Perrett
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2 state lawmakers in New York have tested positive for coronavirus, Cuomo announces
New York officials also reported the state's first two coronavirus-related deaths on Saturday: a 65…
Michelle Mark
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Louisiana state lawmaker suggests that schools should teach the 'good' of slavery
"If you're having a discussion on slavery, then you can talk about everything dealing with slavery,…
John L. Dorman
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We need to protect communities hit 'first and worst' by climate change, state lawmakers say
The climate-change, racial-justice, environmental-justice, and economic-justice crises intersect, a…
Erica Sweeney
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Lawmakers wore blue and yellow to the State of the Union in support of Ukraine
Democratic lawmakers wearing blue and yellow in support of Ukraine pose for a selfie at the 2022 St…
Talia Lakritz
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A former Florida GOP state lawmaker says many people in the state capital are 'terrified' of Ron DeSantis and his political enforcers: 'They just chop off heads and move on'
DeSantis has struggled to gain the backing of Florida Republicans serving in Congress, but he has a…
John L. Dorman
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Ban lawmakers in all 50 states from buying and selling stocks, some in Congress say. But governors and legislators have mixed feelings.
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Joe Manchin are among politicians who back a move toward both federal an…
Camila DeChalus
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren now wants to ban all state lawmakers and elected officials from trading corporate stocks
"Public officials should remove all conflicts of interest — whether you're at the federal or the st…
Camila DeChalus
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Democrats are using Jimmy Kimmel to target Republican lawmakers in 11 states
"There's a reason Republicans' toxic health care agenda would hurt Jimmy Kimmel's family and hardwo…
Allan Smith
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Russian state media airs lawmaker's threat to nuke Britain and Germany
Andrey Gurulyov said Putin should call Biden's bluff on nuclear retaliation, and the show's host sa…
Mia Jankowicz
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Florida should consider banning state lawmakers from trading stocks, says gubernatorial candidate Charlie Crist
"If Congress can do it I think Florida officials can do it too," the Democratic congressman told In…
Kimberly Leonard
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Ted Cruz falsely claimed Democrats want to give 'illegal aliens' and 'child molesters' the right to vote during a leaked invite-only call with GOP state lawmakers
The call happened during the ongoing battle over voting rights, with GOP lawmakers in key states in…