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Wisconsin Republicans propose abortion ban exceptions

Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature have unveiled a bill that would create rape and incest exceptions to the state’s 1849 abortion ban and clarify when abortions that protect the health of the mother would be allowed

The Independent UK

Political strife is harming California teens' high school experience, study says

LOS ANGELES — California is often cited as a bastion of left-leaning politics, with an electorate that voted for Joe Biden over Donald Trump by a nearly 2-1 ratio in 2020.

Los Angeles Times

Former Neo-Nazi Leader Jeff Schoep Reflects On His Turn Against White Supremacy

When Jeff Schoep, former head of the violently antisemitic National Socialist Movement, spoke why he turned away from racism

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DeSantis trapped between Trump and MAGA

It is kind of like being stuck between a rock and a hard place

Salon

Ohio pols found guilty of bribery

“You don't have to look far to see that the FirstEnergy scandal is part of a broader trend.”

Salon

As 2023 started, 18 House and Senate campaigns were in debt

WASHINGTON — As lawmakers wrangle over the nation’s debt, 18 members of the House and Senate started this year with campaign committees that each reported at least $100,000 in unpaid bills.

Tribune News Service

Why Atlanta’s political case to host the DNC may be better than when Democrats controlled the state

ATLANTA — When Atlanta hosted the Democratic National Convention in 1988, Georgia Democrats controlled almost all levers of power in the state. That made the city a solid blue backdrop for the party to select its presidential nominee.

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After Ashcroft pulls Missouri out of voting information system, no plan for alternative program

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and officials in a handful of other Republican-leaning states left a national system designed to improve the accuracy of voting rolls last week, the likely GOP candidate for governor outlined his grievances.

Tribune News Service

Buttigieg’s husband sends Pence a photo of his hospitalised baby in angry response to ‘maternity leave’ joke

The White House has called for former vice president to apologise for what it called a ‘homophobic’ joke

The Independent UK

GOP enters its '"raging misogynist" era

The GOP embraces a "raging misogynist" identity, backing controlling husbands and the death penalty for abortion

Salon

How the last banking tumult fuels today's populist politics

Mike Pence and Bernie Sanders are hardly political allies

The Independent UK

Video poker in Chicago? Vallas and Johnson say deal us in

Under state law, local governments can prohibit video gambling machines from operating at restaurants or bars within their city limits. But both mayoral candidates favor lifting Chicago’s longstanding ban on the machines.

Chicago Sun-Times

Texas Democrats and Republicans are on the hunt for rare chances to flip seats in 2024

The dearth of competitive down-ballot races could contrast with the last few election cycles in Texas, when multiple congressional seats and state legislative seats drew significant national investment.

The Texas Tribune

More than 24,000 school board seats up for election in 2023

Welcome to the Wednesday, March 15, Brew.

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Republicans rush to reverse voters' pick

The Republican assault on direct democracy is a predictable reaction to major progressive ballot measure victories

The Independent UK

Biden drawing contrast to Republicans on lower drug costs

President Joe Biden will highlight the stark differences in how Democrats are tackling skyrocketing drug prices compared to their Republican counterparts as he gears up for an expected reelection announcement

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: There's a price for parroting Trump's election lie. Will Republicans care?

In the Book of Republican Sorrows, 2022 merits a whole chapter of its own.

Tribune News Service

Carl P. Leubsdorf: Pence looks for an opening in the anti-Trump lane

For the first half of his speech as the Republican representative at the annual Gridiron Club dinner, Mike Pence served up the typical mix of self-deprecating humor and jabs at the political opposition.

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First look: Young and unaffiliated Latino voters surge across U.S.

Recent elections signaled Latinos are becoming less loyal to parties.

The Independent UK

Warnock's campaign chief sees lessons from Dems in Georgia

When Quentin Fulks went back home to Ellaville, Georgia, last year, people kept telling him how proud they were to watch a native son lead Sen. Raphael Warnock’s reelection bid

Chicago Sun-Times

San Francisco board open to reparations with $5 million payouts

A proposal under consideration would give $5 million to every eligible Black adult, guaranteed annual incomes of at least $97,000 for 250 years and homes for $1 a family.

Chicago Sun-Times

Vallas, Johnson distance themselves from past comments on curbing crime at public safety forum

At the debate at UIC Tuesday, mayoral candidate Brandon Johnson said defunding the police is a political goal, but not his goal. Meanwhile, his opponent Paul Vallas denied he had said police were handcuffed and said he wants to restore proactive policing.

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago a front-runner for 2024 Democratic convention; Whoopi Goldberg boosting New York’s bid in video

Chicago has everything New York says it can offer the 2024 Democratic convention except the Statue of Liberty and garbage on downtown streets.

Chicago Tribune

Defund the police or take their handcuffs off? Chicago mayoral hopefuls deny controversial statements at public safety forum

CHICAGO — Chicago mayoral candidates Paul Vallas and Brandon Johnson had one thing in common during a Tuesday debate focused on public safety: They both denied making controversial comments attributed to them.

Tribune News Service

Bill would force California schools to tell parents if their child is transgender

A new bill would require California schools to tell parents that their child is transgender in the name of bolstering parents’ rights and helping children.

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