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Candice Norwood

Web Producer/Writer

Candice is a St. Louis, Mo., native who received her bachelor's degree from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and her master's from American University in Washington, D.C. Before joining Governing, she worked as a web producer for Politico, a politics fellow with The Atlantic, and a weekend White House freelancer for Bloomberg. She has covered criminal justice, education and national politics.

New Jersey Superior Court Judge John Russo Jr. speaking to an alleged rape victim during a May 2016 hearing. The comments have come under scrutiny by the state Supreme Court.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh issued an opinion declaring that the exclusion of a Buddhist adviser was religious discrimination and proposed two alternatives for the Texas prison system: Don’t allow any chaplains into the execution chambers, or allow chaplains of all religions.
As of now, 36 states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
Louisiana’s health department sent notices to 40,000 Medicaid recipients in February, warning them they would lose the insurance coverage unless they could demonstrate by March 29 that they met the program’s income requirements.
House Bill 55 allows New Mexico to join a compact of states that would allocate their electors in a presidential campaign to the candidate who wins the most votes nationally.
Gov. Brian Kemp signed legislation to replace Georgia's electronic voting machines with a touchscreen-and-paper ballot election system, after a polarizing debate over how to balance the integrity of the vote with ensuring accurate election results.
At least 25 states now have laws protecting patients from surprise out-of-network bills, usually for emergency care they received at hospitals or ambulatory surgical centers.
At least nine states have laws allowing for religious exemptions in the foster and adoption process, and several others are considering similar measures.
The amount Americans borrowed in the past year to pay for health-care costs not covered by their insurance plans, according to a Gallup survey.
Richard Moore, U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Alabama, after the U.S. Department of Justice issued a report detailing gruesome conditions inside Alabama prisons. The report highlights incidents of torture, sexual assault and rampant contraband.