Advocates in New Jersey are asking lawmakers to enshrine into law a state directive restricting cooperation with ICE. “It’s in the hands of the current legislature and the current governor, and you know, we need them to step up and get it passed.”
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Immigration Protections Are Uncertain in New Jersey even as Democrats Keep Governorship - Bolts
Advocates want to promptly codify the limits on immigration enforcement put in place by the outgoing governor. Mikie Sherill, Tuesday’s winner, h...
Three Democratic justices prevailed last week in Pennsylvania. Justice David Wecht told Bolts, “We all campaigned on the basis of vindicating the Pennsylvania constitution’s free and equal elections clause.”
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Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep - Bolts
The GOP mounted an unusual push to oust three supreme court justices and erase Democrats’ majority on the court. All three prevailed easily in Tu...
The charge of “felony murder” allows defendants to be charged with the death of an accomplice, even when the killing was committed by someone else. Between 2009 and 2017, 83 percent of people charged with felony murder in Alabama were Black.
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A Friend's Death to Mourn, and to Serve Time for - Bolts
An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh doctrine in American crimi...
In case you missed it: The GOP mounted an unusual push to oust three supreme court justices in Pennsylvania and erase Democrats’ majority on the court. In yesterday's retention elections, all three prevailed easily.
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Democrats Retain Control of Pennsylvania's Supreme Court with Three-Seat Sweep - Bolts
The GOP mounted an unusual push to oust three supreme court justices and erase Democrats’ majority on the court. All three prevailed easily in Tu...
RESULT: Democrat Mikie Sherrill is elected governor of New Jersey, per the AP. She defeats Republican Jack Ciattarelli, who aligned himself with Trump and campaigned to end state protections for immigrants.
Andre Dickens has been re-elected mayor of Atlanta. Aftab Pureval and Justin Bibb won second terms in Cincinnati and Cleveland. Corey O’Connor will be the mayor of Pittsburgh. All are Democrats.
On Colorado's ballot on Tuesday, there's a pair of statewide ballot measures that are meant to sustain the state's free school meals program, PBS explains.
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What to expect in Colorado on Election Day
Colorado’s new free school meals program will face a key test when voters decide two statewide ballot measures that would put the program on soun...
A Washington state program that directed outreach workers to spend weeks building relationships with homeless people living under highways brought about 1,200 people inside. Seattle mayoral candidate Katie Wilson sees it as a model for the city.
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In Seattle Mayoral Race, Tensions Between Crackdown and Compassion on Homelessness - Bolts
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has ramped up sweeps of homeless encampments in his first term. In his reelection bid, he faces a progressive challenge...
The charge of “felony murder” allows defendants to be charged with the death of an accomplice, even when the killing was committed by someone else. Between 2009 and 2017, 83 percent of people charged with felony murder in Alabama were Black.
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A Friend's Death to Mourn, and to Serve Time for - Bolts
An Alabama teen was shot alongside his friend, then prosecuted for his killing. His case highlights a particularly harsh doctrine in American crimi...
Missouri organizers have a lot on their plate: They’ve already launched a ballot campaign to preserve direct democracy, and they’re also preparing for a so-called veto referendum to block the GOP’s middecade gerrymander.
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Under this GOP Measure, All of Missouri’s Recent Popular Initiatives Would Have Failed - Bolts
Republicans have dominated Missouri’s legislature for over two decades, but they haven’t entirely controlled state lawmaking, in large part bec...