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Charlie Kirk Highway Vote Sparks Outrage as SC Democrat Calls Late Activist's Remarks 'Divisive' and 'Hurtful'

The South Carolina Statehouse is embroiled in controversy over naming a road after Charlie Kirk, with Republican lawmakers pushing the measure despite Democratic opposition, citing his divisive legacy.

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Women in legislatures across the US fight for ‘potty parity’

Statehouses across the U.S. are addressing long-standing bathroom disparities for female lawmakers

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Lawmakers on edge as statehouse security tightens after Minnesota shootings

Anxious lawmakers are convening under heightened security in Wisconsin’s state Capitol, one of the most publicly accessible statehouses in the country

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Women hold more statehouse seats than ever. After #MeToo, do they feel any safer?

In an updated report, The Associated Press has cataloged at least 147 state lawmakers in a total of 44 states who have been accused of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct since 2017

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Florida lawmakers work to settle DeSantis rift as they open a new session on immigration

Florida lawmakers are gaveling in another special legislative session on immigration, aimed at leveraging state and local resources to carry out President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda

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Kansas Unveils 'Rebel Women' Mural Honoring Suffragists

Kansas celebrates suffragists with 'Rebel Women' mural, showcasing state's progressive history in women's suffrage.

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Tennessee opens session on school vouchers and Trump immigration push, as protests seek gun control

Tennessee’s Republican-dominant Statehouse has begun considering Gov. Bill Lee's push for more school voucher access statewide and efforts to help President Donald Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda

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South Carolina statue honoring Black hero Robert Smalls will stare down a segregationist

A group studying where to put South Carolina’s first Statehouse monument to an individual African American has decided Robert Smalls’ statue should be staring down a notorious white supremacist

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Virginia Democrats Maintain Statehouse Majority In Special Elections

Virginia Democrats secure Statehouse majority in recent elections with key wins in special races. Republicans focus on parents' rights, crime, and economy.

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New documentary focuses on Christa McAuliffe’s impact as a teacher in New Hampshire

A new documentary about teacher Christa McAuliffe focuses more on how she still inspires others and less on her fate aboard the space shuttle Challenger

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Striking Massachusetts teachers appeal to governor on Statehouse steps

Teachers from three striking unions have gathered on the steps of the Massachusetts Statehouse to ask lawmakers and Democratic Gov. Maura Healey help them reach a resolution

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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin to kick off fundraising effort for Ohio women's suffrage monument

Doris Kearns Goodwin is kicking off the $2 million capital campaign for an Ohio monument to women’s suffrage

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Republican Candidate Jailed Before Election for Allegedly Violating Protective Order with Facebook Comment

A Republican candidate for Indiana's District 26 Statehouse seat was arrested on the eve of Election Day for allegedly violating a protective order on Facebook.

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Christa McAuliffe, still pioneering, is first woman with a statue on New Hampshire capitol grounds

Christa McAuliffe is still a pioneer, decades after she was picked to become America’s first teacher in space

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Ohio Ballot To Decide On Independent Redistricting Commission Proposal

Ohio's proposed constitutional amendment seeks to reform redistricting by replacing the current commission with an independent body chosen by citizens, aim...

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Tennessee Approves Legislation Criminalizing Help For Minors' Gender-Affirming Care

Tennessee GOP passes groundbreaking law criminalizing aiding minors in gender-affirming care without parental consent, sparking debate on LGBTQ+ rights.

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A Tennessee House panel advances a bill that would criminalize helping minors get abortions

Tennessee would be the latest state to make it illegal for an adult to help a minor procure an abortion without parental consent under legislation that has advanced inside the GOP-controlled Statehouse

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Don Scott becomes first Black speaker in Virginia Legislature's 400-year history

Del. Don Scott, a rising star among Virginia Democrats with a unique personal story, was voted in as speaker of the Virginia Statehouse.

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Nikki Haley clarifies stance on slavery in Civil War response

Nikki Haley clarifies her stance on slavery and the Civil War, acknowledging her mistake and emphasizing the importance of individual freedoms. A creative ...

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Controversial issues to come up in Texas special legislative session

School vouchers and border security are the focus of a special legislative session beginning this week in the Texas Statehouse. Both are key issues for the state's Republican governor.

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Bipartisan Ohio commission unanimously approves new maps that favor Republican state legislators

Ohio’s political map-making commission has unanimously approved new Statehouse maps, moving a step closer to resolving a long-running redistricting battle

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Ohio redistricting panel adopts GOP-drawn Statehouse maps for public discussion, as Democrats object

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has adopted new Republican-drawn Statehouse maps for public discussion

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GOP legislative leaders' co-chair flap has brought the Ohio Redistricting Commission to a standstill

Ohio’s latest attempt to draw fair political maps has crumbled amid Republican infighting

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Voting rights groups ask to dismiss lawsuit challenging gerrymandered Ohio congressional map

Ohio voting-rights groups want to dismiss their lawsuit against Ohio’s unconstitutional congressional map

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Ohio attorney general rejects language for amendment aimed at reforming troubled political mapmaking

The Ohio Attorney General's Office has rejected petition language for a constitutional amendment aimed at remaking Ohio’s troubled system for drawing political maps

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