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Wis. court win has "huge implications"

"This election was a sound rejection of MAGA extremism," progressive says

Salon · Apr 5, 2023

Democrats savor Wisconsin win to blunt Republicans on abortion, vote map

A flip of the Wisconsin Supreme Court gives Democrats an opening to use legal challenges to try to undo decades of Republican policies—with abortion access and election law high on their wish list.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Georgia lawmakers add to the growing list of bans on outside election funding

Georgia Republicans are set to ban local officials from seeking almost all third-party funding to help cover election costs. It comes as election officials complain about persistent funding needs.

WEKU · Apr 5, 2023

Elderly, disabled Texans wanting to stay in their homes threatened by low home care pay

AUSTIN, Texas — For 40 hours a week, Angela Blankenship takes care of Rick Frame, who’s been paralyzed from the neck down since a 1999 motorcycle accident.

Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023

Jean Guerrero: Gen Z has good reason to be angry. Will they burn it all down?

Generation Z seems like a paradox: far more open to diverse viewpoints and compromise than older Americans, but also in some ways more dogmatic.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 5, 2023

‘I’ll always support him’: Republicans back Trump as he faces charges

Many on the right liken the legal battle to an attack on democracy itself and have made threats to the district attorney

The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023

Texas GOP cuts off care for trans kids

Republicans pulled support for allowing some transgender kids to keep receiving puberty blockers, hormone therapy

Salon · Apr 5, 2023

For the first time in 15 years, liberals win control of the Wisconsin Supreme Court

The Wisconsin Supreme Court could soon vote to legalize abortion and end gerrymandering now that Janet Protasiewicz, backed by Democrats, has defeated GOP-backed Dan Kelly for a seat on the bench.

WEKU · Apr 5, 2023

Under indictment in New York, Trump returns to Florida and offers rebuttal to avalanche of other potential charges

Only a few hours had passed since former President Donald Trump was in a Manhattan courtroom, stern-faced, pleading not guilty before a judge to 34 felony criminal charges. Yet in the safety of his home at Mar-a-Lago in Florida on Tuesday night, surrounded by supporters and family, his focus was…

Miami Herald · Apr 5, 2023

Brandon Johnson or Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor? Voters have their say as city waits to learn who won

CHICAGO — After a lengthy and highly charged election season, Chicago voters have gone to the polls to choose between Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson and former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for mayor.

Chicago Tribune · Apr 5, 2023