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U.N. to vote Thursday on U.S. push to suspend Russia from rights council

The 193-member U.N. General Assembly will vote on Thursday on a U.S. push to suspend Russia from the Geneva-based U.N. Human Rights Council, diplomats said.

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Senate Democrats take aim at carjackings in latest anti-crime proposals

With just days before the General Assembly is set to adjourn, it was the latest Democratic effort meant to address rising crime — a problem prominent in many residents’ minds and in Republican campaign ads.

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Georgia lawmakers vote to empower state investigative agency to probe claims of election fraud

ATLANTA — The Georgia General Assembly's approval of a bill would give the state investigative agency stronger police powers over elections by authorizing the statewide agency to launch investigations into allegations of fraud.

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Georgia lawmakers push through election probe regulation

A Georgia law enforcement agency would have authority to investigate election crimes under the latest voting regulation approved by the Republican-controlled state Legislature

The Independent UK

Georgia Gov. Kemp ends legislative session with new fuel for reelection fight

ATLANTA — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp picked the right time to reach a meeting of minds with the Republican-controlled Legislature.

Tribune News Service

EXPLAINER: Why some states still lack new voting districts

Campaigns for Congress are underway for this year’s elections, but lingering disagreements over the final shape of new voting districts have left some candidates — and would-be candidates — in limbo

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Ukraine's president to tell UN Security Council about war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address the U.N. Security Council for the first time Tuesday at a meeting that is certain to focus on what appear to be widespread deliberate killings of civilians by Russian troops

The Independent UK

Ukraine's president to address UN Security Council on war

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Lawmakers revive much of Georgia elections bill on last day of session

ATLANTA — Georgia legislators restored key pieces of an elections bill Monday morning, expanding GBI fraud enforcement and unsealing paper ballots for public inspection.

Tribune News Service

Maryland Gov. Hogan signs redrawn congressional district map, ending monthslong legal and legislative battle

BALTIMORE — Gov. Larry Hogan, ending a monthslong legal and legislative tussle with Democrats, signed a map of Maryland’s congressional districts Monday that the General Assembly redrew after a judge rejected the first version as extremely partisan.

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U.S. pushes to suspend Russia from U.N. human rights body

The United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on Monday, after Ukraine accused Russian troops of killing dozens of civilians in the town of Bucha.

Reuters

Send more state income tax back to local government

The Illinois General Assembly has an opportunity to lessen the reliance on property taxes by returning the Local Government Distributive Fund to the promised 10%.

Chicago Sun-Times

Judge defers ruling on whether to accept new Maryland congressional district map, citing appeal, possible veto

BALTIMORE — A judge on Friday deferred ruling on whether to accept or reject a redrawn map of Maryland’s congressional districts that she had ordered after concluding the original map was unfair to Republicans.

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'Ultimate control': In Kansas and Missouri, fights rage over the rules of political power

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — For more than a century, Missouri residents have had the power to bypass the General Assembly and pass laws — including amendments to the state constitution — through a vote.

Tribune News Service

Bill to expand Maryland abortion access arrives on Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk

BALTIMORE — Health care workers besides physicians could start performing abortions in Maryland and the procedure would be covered without cost by most insurance plans in the state under legislation passed by the General Assembly and that landed on Gov. Larry Hogan’s desk this week.

Reason

Does Ban on Carrying Weapons "Inside Any Building in Which Judicial Proceedings Are in Progress" …

apply to a judge's home when the judge is participating in judicial proceedings remotely?

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sudan Elects First Preparatory Committee for Journalists Syndicate in Three Decades

Sudanese journalists elected on Saturday the first Preparatory Committee in three decades to pave the way for the establishment of the Journalists Syndicate. The last legitimate syndicate in the country was dissolved after ousted President Omar al-Bashir seized power in a military coup in June 1989. More than 600 journalists…

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Judge declares Maryland’s new congressional map unconstitutional, seeks a do-over

BALTIMORE — A Maryland judge on Friday rejected a General Assembly-approved map of the state’s congressional districts that had been challenged by Republicans.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois Supreme Court rules no overall ban on pols using campaign funds to pay criminal defense lawyers

The case involved former Ald. Danny Solis (25th), who was under federal investigation, but his successor, Ald. Byron Sigcho-Lopez, had hoped state’s top court would set a precedent that could have broader implications for other politicians, such as former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and…

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NATO pledges humanitarian aid, sanctions, but falls shorts of Ukraine President Zelenskyy's pleas for weapons

NATO says it will tighten sanctions against Moscow and send more military aid to Ukraine, but falls short of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's pleas for help.

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Blames Russia for Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis

The UN General Assembly on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a resolution blaming Russia for a humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and urging an immediate cease-fire and protection for millions of civilians and the homes, schools and hospitals critical to their survival. The vote on the resolution was 140-5 with only Belarus, Syria,…

Reuters

U.N. General Assembly again overwhelmingly isolates Russia over Ukraine

Almost three-quarters of the U.N. General Assembly demanded aid access and civilian protection in Ukraine on Thursday, and criticized Russia for creating a "dire" humanitarian situation after Moscow invaded its neighbor one month ago.

The Hindu

India, 12 others abstain in UNSC on vote on Russian-led draft resolution on Ukraine

The Russian resolution, which makes no reference to its invasion of Ukraine, calls upon all parties concerned to allow safe and unhindered passage to destinations outside of Ukraine

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