Legislature

How much gerrymandering is too much? In New York, the answer could make or break Dems’ House hopes

Evan Massoud

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court last week gave Democrats a chance to redraw the state’s congressional districts, ...

Maine considering adding discussions of Holocaust, genocide and eugenics to science curriculum

Daisy Hips

Discussions about the Holocaust, genocide and eugenics could be part of the science curriculum for middle and high school students ...

Judge rejects delay of ruling backing North Dakota tribes’ effort to change legislative boundaries

Evan Massoud

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday rejected a request to delay his decision supporting two Native American ...

NYC $15 congestion toll bad for Broadway shows, rep says

Barbara Terrio

Metro By Carl Campanile Published Dec. 10, 2023, 1:21 p.m. ET The head of a business group representing the Broadway Theater ...

Wisconsin Republican leader opposes GOP bill to disband bipartisan elections commission

Evan Massoud

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin legislative leader said Wednesday that he opposes a bill from fellow Republicans that seeks ...

Wisconsin Republicans want to push agenda at whatever the cost to democracy

Elaine Hadley

Recent news makes perfectly clear how a Republican-majority Legislature is working to push its agenda whatever the cost. The latest ...

Republican faction seeks to keep courts from interpreting Ohio’s new abortion rights amendment

Evan Massoud

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Four Ohio Republican state lawmakers are seeking to strip judges of their power to interpret an ...

Republicans are vying to control New Jersey’s Legislature for the first time in over 2 decades

Evan Massoud

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey wraps up voting Tuesday for a new Legislature, with all 120 seats on the ...

Law enforcement reopens one lane of Hwy 22 in Santiam Canyon

Elaine Hadley

This story was updated at 3:40 p.m. Salem Police have confirmed a man suspected of shooting a woman in Salem ...

Wisconsin’s Democratic governor sues Republican Legislature over blocking ‘basic functions’

Evan Massoud

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday sued the Republican-controlled Legislature, arguing that it is obstructing ...