State Legislatures

Missouri Senate adopts COVID-19 liability bill, advances police/protester measure

Washington Examiner · February 24, 2021 6:00 pm

A marijuana plant is seen on Hippie Hill in San Francisco, Friday, April 20, 2018.

New Jersey legalizes recreational marijuana

Kaelan Deese · February 22, 2021 9:00 pm

Maryland state lawmakers pitch ‘President Barack Obama Highway’

Zach Halaschak · February 16, 2021 11:29 pm

State Rep. Brian Sims, D-Philadelphia, speaks at a protest.

Pennsylvania Democrat who harassed teenagers protesting Planned Parenthood announces run for lieutenant governor

Zach Halaschak · February 16, 2021 10:54 pm

Gretchen Whitmer, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate, speaks during a rally in Detroit Friday, Oct. 26, 2018.

Whitmer calls for political civility in speech to business leaders

Zach Halaschak · February 13, 2021 4:17 pm

Utah advances bill to prevent transgender athletes from competing in K-12 female sports

Jake Dima · February 11, 2021 8:33 pm

Election board begins investigation of Warnock for work with Stacey Abrams’s group

Mike Brest · February 11, 2021 2:41 pm

Gov. Kristi Noem gives her first budget address to lawmakers at the state Capitol.

Kristi Noem asks for another year to implement South Dakota’s medical marijuana program

Zach Halaschak · February 10, 2021 7:54 pm

Voters in Brooklyn, New York, cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election. As worries about interference in this year's midterm vote climb, Microsoft is introducing new tools to safeguard data for candidates and campaigns.

GOP defector blows up Arizona Senate vote to hold Maricopa County supervisors in contempt over election audit

Zach Halaschak · February 9, 2021 12:23 am

Voters walk to a precinct place at the Sierra 2 Center for the Arts and Community to cast their ballots Tuesday, June 5, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. Voters are casting ballots in California's primary election, setting the stage for November races.

State Republicans drive nationwide push to curb mail-in voting after election litigation unravels

Nicholas Rowan · February 2, 2021 11:30 am

A man votes on the only machine working shortly after polls opened in Georgia's Senate runoff elections at a senior center, Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, in Acworth, Ga. Election systems in the U.S. are vulnerable to cyber intrusions similar to the one that hit federal agencies and numerous businesses last year and remain a potential target for foreign hacking, according to a report released Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.

Republicans across the country pushing for stricter voting rules after 2020 election

Mica Soellner · January 31, 2021 9:55 pm

Kelly Loeffler likely won’t make the cut as Atlanta Dream nears sale

Mike Brest · January 20, 2021 6:30 pm