This article was originally published in Nebraska Examiner. LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday approved a Nebraska lawmaker’s replacement “school choice” measure as opponents now weigh how they will fight the new law. “I’m very excited for a bunch of low-income kids who couldn’t access an education that best fits their needs, and now […]
Gov. Jim Pillen (left) signs Legislative Bill 1402 from State Sen. Lou Ann Linehan of Elkhorn, a replacement “school choice” measure for a 2023 bill. (Courtesy of Gov. Jim Pillen’s office) LINCOLN — Gov. Jim Pillen on Wednesday approved a Nebraska lawmaker’s replacement “school choice” measure as opponents now weigh how they will fight the new […]
TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — Lawmakers in Georgia’s legislature scuffled on Monday as the parliament debated a divisive new law dubbed the foreign agent bill. Hours later, hundreds of people protested against the legislation outside the parliament in the Georgian capital of Tbilisi. The draft — proposed by the ruling Georgian Dream party — calls for […]
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his government are increasingly wielding strong-arm tactics to subdue political opponents and critics of the ruling Hindu-nationalist party. A decade into power, and on the cusp of securing five more years, the Modi government is reversing India’s decadeslong commitment to multiparty democracy and secularism. The […]
Thousands of Polish opponents of abortion have marched in Warsaw to protest against recent steps by the new government to liberalise the predominantly Catholic nation’s strict laws and allow termination of pregnancy until the 12th week. Many participants in the city centre march were pushing prams with children, while others were carrying white-and-red national flags […]
Apr. 8—Four years ago, Linda Trujillo gave up her seat in the state House of Representatives months before the end of her second term as she and her husband dealt with financial constraints born out of the coronavirus pandemic. Money no longer seems to be a problem as Trujillo, now retired and living off a […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper has called him a “threat to democracy.” Former national security adviser John Bolton has declared him “unfit to be president.” And former Vice President Mike Pence has declined to endorse him, citing “profound differences.” As Donald Trump seeks the presidency for a third time, he is […]
Members of the House committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol have warned America for three years to take former President Donald Trump at his word. Now, as Trump is poised to win the Republican presidential nomination, his criminal trials face delays that could stall them past election day, and his […]
As several dozen opponents of the proposed Jackson County stadiums sales tax watched the ballot measure go down in defeat, a cry went up from the crowd. “It’s a blowout!” someone shouted. Becky Nace, a former Kansas City Council member who led an opposition group, held up her arms in an “X” in celebration at […]
Overshadowed by the war in Ukraine and with the opposition excluded, Russia continued its presidential election on Saturday to keep Russian President Vladimir Putin in power. By the afternoon of the second of three voting days, Russia’s central election commission announced a voter turnout of more than 50%. However, observers pointed to evidence of fraud […]
The current vote count for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 1 remains deadlocked, but opponents on Tuesday conceded the ballot measure will “likely pass, even if by a razor-thin margin.” The Proposition 1 vote remains too close to call, with 50.4% of ballots favoring it and 49.6% opposing it as of Tuesday morning, according to the […]
Idaho’s initiative process that lets voters bring their own proposed laws onto November ballots could see more changes — this time through more scrutiny on the signature-gathering process — if legislators approve a new bill making its way through the Legislature. Rep. James Petzke, R-Meridian, has brought forward a bill that would create a public […]