The state of Colorado received a fair bit of national attention during the 2018 midterm elections. Democrats did well in the state, successfully flipping a Republican-held Congressional seat in suburban Denver they had been chasing for the better part of a decade. And Jared Polis became the first openly gay person to be elected as the governor of … [Read more...]
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Florida Legislature Pushes Bills To Restrict Plaintiffs’ Rights
“Tort reform” has long been a Republican priority – especially in the state of Florida. GOP legislators talk often about the necessity of placing harsher restrictions on plaintiffs' ability to pursue compensation for fraud, injuries and a staggering range of other harms. It's a rare election where voters don't hear Republican candidates blame … [Read more...]
NJ Governor Signs Bill Allowing Terminally Ill to End Their Lives
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy is signing bills and taking names. While Democrats are thrilled with some of his recent gubernatorial decisions, there are some Republicans who have become frustrated with the pace of change. One of his recent decisions was to expand family leave provisions for residents of the Garden State, and now he’s making it … [Read more...]
Federal Court Rules Lawsuit over Georgia Voting Machines can Move Forward
Since the 2016 election, Americans have grown uncomfortably familiar with the voting machines used by the state of Georgia. What we've learned is that Georgia has been using voting machines that are vulnerable to mischief-making from outside actors. And we've learned that elections officials in the state aren't terribly concerned about this … [Read more...]
Court Approves New Map of Legislative Districts in Virginia
The Court of Federal Appeals (Lewis F. Powell Courthouse) and the skyline of Richmond, Virginia, in the early morning from the foot of the Virginia Capitol grounds, Richmond, Virginia, USA - CC 3.0 A panel of federal judges from the Fourth Circuit ordered the state of Virginia to adopt a new map of legislative districts, a decision that could … [Read more...]
Lawsuits Challenging Wisconsin GOP’s Lame Duck Power Grab Multiply
In the wake of the November midterms, Republicans in Wisconsin joined with their GOP colleagues across the country in attempting to use a lame duck legislative session to kneecap newly elected Democrats and push through conservative priorities. Democrats in Wisconsin won the state's governor's mansion and attorney general's office. Republicans … [Read more...]
Soon, No Permit Necessary for Concealed Gun in South Dakota
South Dakota Governor, Kristi Noem (R), who’s only been in office for a month, signed a bill repealing the law that requires people to have a permit to carry a concealed weapon in South Dakota. Noem said she was proud that this was the very first bill she signed into law in her gubernatorial freshman year. In her words, “It's special for me to … [Read more...]
Kentucky Right to Work Law Upheld, Ohio Republicans Pass Stand Your Ground Bill
Republicans in control of the governments in two states – Ohio and Kentucky – won big victories in mid-November, as the latter's Right to Work law was upheld by a state court and the former's GOP-dominated legislature passed a controversial stand your ground bill. These victories show just how meaningful control of state governments can be, … [Read more...]
Republicans Move to Subvert Will of Voters
Lame Duck Republicans Across Country Work to Weaken Victorious Democrats Republicans in Wisconsin, Michigan and elsewhere in the country have responded to stinging electoral defeats by using lame duck legislative sessions to preemptively weaken the statewide posts Democrats won, leveraging their heavily gerrymandered advantages in the … [Read more...]
Roe v. Wade and The Mid-Term Elections
One week after the 2018 elections proved to be a referendum on Justice Brett Kavanagh’s fitness to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and on the future of U.S. abortion rights, the nation lies in wait for the ill-fated case that will afford Kavanagh the opportunity to cast the decisive 5th vote overturning Roe v. Wade that could be heard as early as … [Read more...]
