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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.

Five years after the last plebiscite on the same issue, Puerto Ricans overwhelmingly voted for US statehood for their island in a non-binding referendum on Sunday.
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The number of cities since 2006 where lawsuits played an important role in eventual bankruptcy filings. Municipal bankruptcies are generally rare, but legal decisions have contributed majorly to 30 percent of them over the last decade.
Rob Miller, who was running a campaign for Utah Democratic Party chairman. Seven women accused Miller of sexual misconduct, eventually leading him to end his bid and leave the Democratic Party altogether.
Immigrants use Washington state to sneak into Canada for asylum. Here's how, and why.
The legal judgments underscore the importance of local governments maintaining a healthy reserve fund balance to absorb unforeseen expenses.
For some patients, finding a doctor willing to prescribe life-ending drugs can be difficult
A high school in Portland, Maine, is believed to be the first secondary school in the United States to offer its Muslim student athletes performance hijabs, the Associated Press reports.
California’s attorney general argued Thursday that President Trump has no legal authority to revoke or modify national monuments created by previous administrations.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced he was calling the Legislature back for a special session to address must-pass “sunset” legislation and 19 other measures. Here’s what Texans can expect ahead of July 18.
The American Civil Liberties Union and another civil rights group filed suit Thursday seeking to stop implementation of Missouri's new photo ID voting law in advance of a July 11 St. Louis special election, claiming the law is an attempt to disenfranchise voters.