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In a heavily Republican area of Missouri, residents credit him for changing the country’s direction.
A study found that Democratic-voting counties had an overall 15 percent lower death rate than Republican counties in 2019, a mortality gap that’s widened by six times since 2001. Experts fear the pandemic has only expanded the divide.
Gov. Chris Sununu signed a law on Tuesday that will require vendors to program vote-counting machines to automatically divert ballots that appear to have too many marks for a single office.
As electric-powered bicycles continue to gain popularity, not everyone agrees on whether e-bikes should have the same access to trails and parks as non-motorized bicycles. Many worry that e-bikes will cause extra damage to nature trails.
Several have earmarked fiscal year 2023 funding for various infrastructure projects, including a new fire station, a child-care center, hydrologic stations, improvements to rural roads and more.
It takes entrepreneurial skill to win high office, but timing may be even more important.
The Maine city’s budget increased 27 percent from last year’s $212 million budget, but this year it includes a 5.5 percent tax rate increase. The City Council also approved a code of ethics and appointed a new city clerk.
Mass shootings are costing governments, schools and families billions. Those who sell, buy and harbor AR-15-style firearms and other pseudo-military killing machines should bear the financial burden.
The partisans make a lot of noise because it drives voters. But solid majorities have reasonable views about how and what we should teach kids about our history and the need for equality of opportunity.
A report from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency found the devices have security vulnerabilities that put them at risk for cyber attacks. Other voting equipment may be similarly at-risk.
The bill would provide large businesses with up to $10 billion in tax credits over 20 years to promote green semiconductor manufacturing. But watchdog groups have questioned how the bill was hastily pushed by Gov. Hochul.
The regulation is a result of the environmental justice law that Gov. Phil Murphy signed in 2021 to protect low-income, Black and brown communities from further pollution.
Oregon’s Clackamas County Clerk did not react quickly to the news of a printing error on thousands of ballots just a week before the primary election. But this year’s error is just one of many for the clerk.
Competing political narratives about gun violence have not satisfied the yearning for justice after the Uvalde tragedy. Our resident humanities scholar offers four propositions to help us think through a uniquely American and polarizing problem.
The state Legislature also passed a package of bills aimed at reducing the likelihood of mass shootings by tightening rules to purchase firearms and other military equipment. Gov. Kathy Hochul is expected to sign the bills into law.
The new position is part of the elections security and public information campaign run by the secretary of state. Republicans are calling it a partisan move. The specialist will earn an annual salary of $150,000.
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