Wisconsin voters will head to the polls Tuesday to decide on two low-profile yet controversial constitutional amendments backed by Republicans that would change how elections are run in the pivotal battleground state. One measure would ban the use of private funds in election administration — which conservatives often refer to derisively as “Zuckerbucks” — while […]
In her first veto of the year, Gov. Katie Hobbs killed a Republican-backed bill that would have allowed the state to police illegal border crossings. Hobbs, a Democrat, vetoed Senate Bill 1231, the “Arizona Border Invasion Act,” on Monday. In her veto letter, Hobbs cited “significant constitutional concerns” and costly and long lawsuits that could […]
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday will consider whether to uphold Republican-backed laws in Florida and Texas that seek to impose restrictions on the ability of social media companies to moderate content based on the claim that they disfavor conservative speech. Platforms like Facebook and YouTube, represented by trade groups NetChoice and the Computer […]
The Democratic National Committee is suing New Hampshire officials over a Republican-backed election law that it claims will disenfranchise voters and have a chilling effect on key members of the party’s base in 2024. The challenge, which was shared first with POLITICO, takes on a law passed last year that requires people who register and […]