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Black Oregon rulers unhappy with “gradual progress” the state has made a year after…
Thousands of people passed through Portland and gathered at the fenced-in Justice Center for a sixth night of protests against the murder of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man who was killed after an officer thrust his knee into the neck…
Misinformation and mistrust damage our politics and our health
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Amy Fried is professor of political science at…
Racial Alliances, Rivalry Exposed in LA Mayor’s Race | New policies
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD, AP political writerLOS ANGELES (AP) - Los Angeles' diversity is on display in the emerging race to replace Mayor Eric Garcetti and the winning candidate emerging from the growing field of hope will have to navigate…
Indiana partisan redistribution criticized Bloomington, Monroe County
The Hoosier Republicans redesigned federal and state constituencies to help maintain their grip on power, but in doing so, they undermined the will of voters, according to a political science professor and the League of Women Voters of…
Representative Brady denounces for creating “economic and political crisis” with…
Rep. Kevin Brady, R-Texas, argued on Fox News' "Sunday Mornings Futures" that Democrats were creating an "economic and political crisis" as he discussed government spending. He argued that Democrats were trying to "rush through" trillions…
To get Meng Wanzhou back, China uses harsh tactic: grab foreigners
In the culmination of a 1,030-day standoff, China welcomed into its home a business executive whose arrest in Canada and possible extradition to the United States made her a hotbed of friction between the superpowers. To recover it,…
Polls down, judges say they are not politicians | New policies
By MARK SHERMAN and JESSICA GRESKO, Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) - Three Supreme Court justices have delivered the same plea in quick succession in recent days: Don't think of judges as politicians.The judges are right to be concerned.…
Hispanic political leaders excited about New Hampshire’s changing demographics
New U.S. Census data shows New Hampshire's Hispanic population is growing, and two political leaders have said they are excited about the future of a diverse state. Nashua is one of the epicenters of demographic…
Newly disclosed prisoner addresses show 30% in Albuquerque. Lawyers want to exclude them from…
While nearly a third of New Mexico state prisoners who disclosed where they lived prior to their incarceration gave addresses in Albuquerque, in the nation's annual census, they are counted as living in small towns and rural areas.About a…
Pedati announces his departure from the Iowa Department of Public Health | New policies
DES MOINES - In rapid and abrupt development with little explanation, officials from the Iowa Department of Public Health announced on Wednesday that Dr. Caitlin Pedati, the state's medical director and epidemiologist, was planning to…