State Legislatures

FILE- In this Nov. 7, 2018, file photo, Michigan Gov.-elect Gretchen Whitmer hosts a post-election news conference in Detroit. Whitmerâs decisive victory was powered not just by places Democrats typically carry in a successful statewide campaign, strongholds like Detroit and suburban bellwethers such as Oakland and Macomb counties.

Legislators must reclaim power over health and elections or risk being sidelined

Justin Hill · December 18, 2020 6:16 pm

Anti-abortion group enters Georgia runoffs with ads aimed at Hispanics

David M. Drucker · December 18, 2020 5:59 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at a Service Employees International Union forum on labor issues, Saturday, April 27, 2019, in Las Vegas.

Harris to campaign in Georgia for Democrats ahead of Senate runoff elections

Mike Brest · December 18, 2020 4:23 pm

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Plenty of spending and rhetoric heat up Georgia runoff races

Jay Caruso · December 18, 2020 4:00 am

Georgia judge tosses out GOP lawsuit on absentee ballots and drop boxes ahead of January runoffs

Barnini Chakraborty · December 17, 2020 8:41 pm

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency in response to a water main break north of Detroit, leaving thousands under a boil water advisory.

Michigan’s GOP Legislature forms plan to fight back against Whitmer’s lockdown orders

Michael Lee · December 17, 2020 3:49 pm

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., speaks as President Trump and Sen. David Perdue, R-Ga., listen at a campaign rally at Valdosta Regional Airport, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Valdosta, Ga.

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Perdue and Loeffler edge into lead in Georgia, ‘should’ win both

Paul Bedard · December 17, 2020 12:57 pm

Biden knocks Georgia GOP candidates Perdue and Loeffler for their support of Trump

Barnini Chakraborty · December 15, 2020 9:18 pm

Vice President Joe Biden addresses the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee Centennial Celebration luncheon in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Georgia sheriffs slam Democrats for supporting ‘defund the police’ ahead of Biden’s arrival

Barnini Chakraborty · December 15, 2020 8:32 pm

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019.

Tlaib: ‘Allah has given’ Muslims opportunity to ‘show’ their ‘power’ in Georgia Senate runoff

Andrew Mark Miller · December 15, 2020 7:59 pm

Ossoff is running as a business-friendly centrist who would focus on fiscal belt-tightening and creating high-tech jobs. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

Jon Ossoff: The former John Lewis intern who could be Democrats’ best hope in Georgia in years

Barnini Chakraborty · December 15, 2020 11:00 am

Students are demanding that (among other things) Lebanon Valley College administrators remove or modify the name of the "Lynch Memorial Hall" because of the word "lynch" in its name. (Pennsylvania National Guard/Flickr)

Michigan House speaker rejects ‘mutually assured destruction’ of overturning election for Trump

Zach Halaschak · December 14, 2020 8:27 pm