MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities. The ruling comes less than a year before the 2024 election in a battleground state where four […]
Dec. 20—OLYMPIA — Washington state’s Manufacturing Council convened for their regular meeting Dec. 14 to discuss what legislation they would opt to support and introduce during the incoming legislative session. The council was formed in 2022 in response to the passing of the Building Economic Strength Through Manufacturing (BEST) Act in 2021 which, according to […]
I was privileged to serve on the board of the Sandra Day O’Connor Institute from 2011 to 2017. Justice O’Connor, who passed away Dec. 1, formed the organization after her retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court, mainly for the purpose of carrying on what may have been her greatest lifelong passion: civics education in our […]
Join the Idaho Statesman for a question-and-answer session with three Idaho lawmakers: Senate President Pro Tem Chuck Winder, R-Boise, Assistant Minority Leader Lauren Necochea, D-Boise, and Rep. Wendy Horman, R-Idaho Falls. Learn about the issues that will come before the Idaho Legislature in the upcoming session and get the opportunity to ask your questions and […]
The Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday, over whether lawmakers violated the state Constitution when they used the “adopt-and-amend” tactic on a 2018 minimum wage initiative. Carlos Osorio/AP hide caption toggle caption Carlos Osorio/AP The Michigan Supreme Court hears arguments on Thursday, over whether lawmakers violated the state Constitution when they used the “adopt-and-amend” […]
Dec. 6—AUGUSTA — Lawyers for the state agency that oversees child protective services and a legislative oversight committee clashed over access to confidential case records during a hearing in the state’s highest court Wednesday. “This case is about maintaining the checks and balances inherent in our constitutional system of government,” said Josh Dunlap, an attorney […]