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Natalie Delgadillo

Natalie Delgadillo is Governing's Web Editor. She's an editor and writer living in Washington, D.C., and her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Bloomberg's CityLab, and The Atlantic. She was previously the managing editor of DCist.

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed amended "stand your ground" legislation on Friday, making it easier for defendants in the state to successfully claim they were protecting themselves when they commit violence.
Delaware's governor has signed into law a bill ensuring abortion remains legal in the state, the first such move in the United States since President Donald Trump was elected on a pledge to overturn a landmark ruling that legalized abortion nationally.
Antonio Villaraigosa, speaking pointedly about his competitor for the California governorship, Gavin Newsom. Villaraigosa slammed Newsom, who is currently leading in the polls, while campaigning Saturday at the California Latino Congreso forum on immigration in East L.A.
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The percentage of Puerto Rican voters that cast a ballot in favor of U.S. statehood in a non-binding referendum on Sunday. But there's a catch: turnout was only at 23 percent, significantly lower than P.R.'s usual high turnout rates. Critics say only statehood supporters turned out to vote.
Minority patients face a double whammy: Not only are they more likely to miss out on effective medical treatments than white patients, but, according to a new study, they’re also more likely to receive an abundance of ineffective services.
In Texas each year, about 35,000 young women get pregnant before they turn 20. Traditionally, the two variables most commonly associated with high teen birth rates are education and poverty, but a new study, co-authored by Dr. Julie DeCesare, shows that there’s more at play.
The rivalry between Antonio Villaraigosa and Gavin Newsom intensified Saturday as the former Los Angeles mayor suggested his chief opponent in the governor's race was a finger-in-the-wind politician unworthy of leading California's resistance to President Trump.
Voters in San Antonio ousted incumbent Mayor Ivy Taylor on Saturday and elected Ron Nirenberg. In El Paso, former Republican state Rep. Dee Margo will take the helm of the state's largest border city.
Recent economic downturns, soaring health-care and prescription-drug costs, and the increased longevity of retirees have taken a toll on Ohio's pension funds.
Attorneys general for the District of Columbia and the state of Maryland say they will sue President Trump on Monday, alleging that he has violated anti-corruption clauses in the Constitution by accepting millions in payments and benefits from foreign governments since moving into the White House.