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Misinformation campaigns and the refusal of politicians to admit defeat all serve to undermine voter confidence. 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electoral votes to the winner of the national popular vote in future presidential elections. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 30, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Alabama-Governor-Apologizes-for-Racist-Skit-During-College.html" data-cms-ai="0" >'Not Who I Am Today': Alabama Governor Apologizes for Racist Skit During College in the '60s</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Gov. Kay Ivey is contacting state legislators, and apologizing for her role in a racist student skit from her time as an Auburn student.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 30, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Ex-NYPD-Detectives-Get-No-Prison-Time-for-Having-Sex-With-Young-Woman-in-Custody.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Ex-NYPD Detectives Get No Prison Time for Having Sex With Young Woman in Custody</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Two former New York detectives will serve no prison time after pleading guilty to bribe taking and official misconduct for having sex in a police van with a young woman they arrested and released, prosecutors said Thursday.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 30, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Local-Assault-Weapons-Ban-Upheld-by-US-Court.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Local Assault Weapons Ban Upheld by Federal Court</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the assault rifle ban in Cook County, Ill. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 30, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Omar-Fires-Back-at-Alabama-GOP-After-It-Calls-for-Her-Expulsion-From-Congress.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Ilhan Omar Fires Back at Alabama GOP After It Calls for Her Expulsion From Congress</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Tuesday fired back at the Alabama Republican Party after it urged her expulsion from Congress and cited Omar's past controversial comments on Israel.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 30, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/DNC-to-Urge-Iowa-and-Nevada-to-Scrap-Plans-for-Virtual-Caucuses.html" data-cms-ai="0" >DNC Will Urge Iowa and Nevada to Scrap Plans for 'Virtual Caucuses'</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The Democratic National Committee will recommend rejecting a plan for “virtual caucuses” in Iowa and Nevada, introducing a level of uncertainty in the caucus states ahead of the upcoming election season.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 30, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Proposed-Opioid-Deal-With-Purdue-Drawing-Pushback-From-States.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Proposed Opioid Deal with Purdue Drawing Pushback from States</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">A proposed deal for Purdue Pharma LP to resolve more than 2,000 lawsuits over its role in the opioid crisis is facing pushback from a vocal group of state attorneys general who say it doesn’t bring in enough cash to satisfy their demands, according to people familiar with the matter.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 30, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-city-chief-storytellers.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Chief Storytellers: Community Engagement or PR?</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Some critics wonder if the new city gig is a legitimate use of government money. Denver thinks so. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/gov-graham-vyse.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Graham Vyse</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Trump-Administration-Sides-With-Nurses-Who-Object-to-Abortion.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Trump Administration Sides With Nurses Who Object to Abortion</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">This case is the latest signal that the Trump administration is pointedly championing the rights of religious Americans. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Viral-Video-of-Voting-Machine-Issues-Cast-Shadow-on-Mississippi-Governors-Race.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Viral Video of Voting Machine Issues Cast Shadow on Mississippi Governor's Race</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">A viral cellphone video of a defective voting machine cast some doubt on a Republican primary for governor in Mississippi on Tuesday, sparking broader concerns about U.S. voting infrastructure ahead of 2020.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Security-Systems-Partnership-With-Police-Raises-Privacy-Concerns.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Security System's Partnership With Police Raises Privacy Concerns</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Word of a growing partnership between police and the popular Amazon-owned doorbell camera company Ring is raising privacy concerns nationwide. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Trump-Administration-Shifts-155M-in-Disaster-Relief-to-Immigration-Enforcement.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Trump Administration Will Shift $155M in Disaster Relief to Immigration Enforcement</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The Trump administration plans to shift at least $155 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster relief fund to support its policy of returning some migrants to Mexico.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Oklahoma-Used-a-Century-Old-Property-Law-to-Win-Opioid-Lawsuit-Will-Other-States-Follow.html" data-cms-ai="0" >To Win Opioid Lawsuit, Oklahoma Used a Century-Old Property Law. Will Other States Follow?</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Oklahoma’s unusual use of an old nuisance law to win it’s landmark suit against Johnson & Johnson on Monday could spur some states to amend their cases against opioid manufacturers and distributors to include the century-old statute.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Deaths-From-Cars-Running-Red-Lights-Hits-10-Year-High.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Deaths From Cars Running Red Lights Hit 10-Year High</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Deaths from drivers running red lights reached a 10-year high in 2017, according to a new study.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/In-Next-Democratic-Debate-State-and-Local-Candidates-Largely-Left-Out.html" data-cms-ai="0" >In Next Democratic Debate, State and Local Candidates Largely Left Out</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The deadline passed at midnight Wednesday for candidates to qualify for the next Democratic presidential debate and only 10 made it, narrowing the largest field in history to a more manageable size.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 29, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/caroline-cournoyer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Caroline Cournoyer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Federal-Judge-Halts-Missouris-8-Week-Abortion-Ban.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Federal Judge Halts Missouri's 8-Week Abortion Ban</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Less than 24 hours before the law was set to take full effect, U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs issued an order blocking enforcement of the bans on abortions at eight, 14, 18 and 20 weeks, pending further review.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 28, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Amid-Vaping-Craze-North-Carolina-Sues-8-E-Cigarette-Companies.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Amid Vaping Craze, North Carolina Sues 8 E-Cigarette Companies</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed eight lawsuits against eight separate e-cigarette companies on Tuesday, alleging that the companies are "unlawfully targeting children" and not requiring appropriate age verification when selling products.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 28, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Illinois-Largest-County-Will-Expunge-Thousands-of-Weed-Convictions-Automatically.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Illinois' Largest County Will Expunge Thousands of Weed Convictions Automatically</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Tens of thousands of cannabis convictions will be automatically expunged under a partnership between a tech nonprofit and Cook County prosecutors.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 28, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/A-Radical-School-Integration-Plan-NYC-Officials-Want-to-Redistrict-Schools.html" data-cms-ai="0" >A Radical Integration Plan: NYC Officials Want to Redistrict Schools</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The panel recommends redrawing school-district lines citywide to “fully integrate” them within 10 years.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 28, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/To-Help-Prevent-Suicide-Utah-Counselors-Approach-Gun-Owners-Differently.html" data-cms-ai="0" >To Help Prevent Suicide, Utah Counselors Approach Gun Owners Differently</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Utah has one of the highest rates of suicide in the U.S. And from 2006 to 2015, 85% of firearm deaths in the state were suicides.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 28, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/To-Stop-Indefinite-Detention-of-Migrant-Children-19-States-and-DC-Sue-Trump-Administration.html" data-cms-ai="0" >To Stop Indefinite Detention of Migrant Children, 19 States and D.C. Sue Trump Administration</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The states, led by California and Massachusetts, argue that the government is already failing to provide detained children with safe and sanitary conditions.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 27, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/In-Landmark-Opioid-Trial-Johnson--Johnson-Ordered-to-Pay-Oklahoma-572-Million.html" data-cms-ai="0" >In Landmark Opioid Trial, Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay Oklahoma $572 Million</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Oklahoma pursued the first case against a drug manufacturer for the national public health disaster, and the ruling may point to what lies ahead in 2,000 more lawsuits.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 27, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/sl-Rise-in-Unemployment-May-Signal-State-Recessions.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Rise in Unemployment May Signal State Recessions</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Several states may be straying into dangerous territory.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 27, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Hundreds-of-Voters-Purged-From-Rolls-After-Ohio-Vendors-Mistake.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Hundreds of Ohio Voters Targeted to Be Purged After Vendor's Mistake</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">A Dispatch analysis found that 1,641 voters who cast ballots after the 2015 primary election — an action that should have prevented them from being placed on a potential purge list — were sent last-chance notices this summer, warning that their registration could be canceled Sept. 6 if they didn’t act.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 27, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Mayor-Announces-100000-in-Rewards-for-Arrests-in-Child-Killings.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Mayor Announces $100,000 in Rewards for Arrests in Child Killings</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Five children aged 10 and under have been shot and killed since April and Krewson asked anyone with information to come forward because "conventional policing tactics are not enough."</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 27, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/In-Battle-Over-Virginia-Legislature-Gun-Debate-Raises-Stakes.html" data-cms-ai="0" >In Battle Over Virginia Legislature, Gun Debate Raises Stakes</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The proposed gun control reform is set to be considered in mid-November, just days after a Nov. 5 election that will determine who controls Virginia's legislature next year. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 26, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/After-Quitting-Federal-Program-Planned-Parenthood-Clinics-Scramble-to-Provide-Services.html" data-cms-ai="0" >After Quitting Federal Program, Planned Parenthood Clinics Scramble to Provide Services</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The fallout is especially intense in Utah, where Planned 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Caught in Political Scandal </a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen is caught in a scandal of his own making. 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Kate Brown signed a law that requires most Oregon cities with more than 1,000 residents to allow duplexes in areas previously zoned exclusively for single-family homes. Cities larger than 25,000 also must allow townhouses, triplexes and fourplexes. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 20, 2019</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/NYPD-Fires-Police-Officer-Who-Held-Eric-Garner-in-2014-Fatal-Chokehold-.html" data-cms-ai="0" >NYPD Fires Police Officer Who Held Eric Garner in 2014 Fatal Chokehold </a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">New York City's police commissioner has fired a police officer involved in the 2014 death of Eric Garner. 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Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday that raises the standard for when police can use deadly force.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 20, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tt-ransonware-attack-texas-cities.html" data-cms-ai="0" >In 'Coordinated Ransomware Attack,' 23 Texas Cities Were Targeted</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Investigators hadn't determined the origin of the attacks as of Friday evening and were still working to bring cities' systems back online, according to a news release from the Texas Department of Information Resources.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 20, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-kentucky-teacher-sick-outs.html" data-cms-ai="0" >After Teacher 'Sick Outs,' Kentucky Says They Violated Labor Laws </a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Labor Cabinet Secretary David Dickerson said the investigation was necessary to ensure that public schools remain open during the upcoming school year and that "similar work stoppages do not occur in the future."</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 20, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-south-carolina-hate-crimes.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Hate Crimes Are on the Rise in South Carolina. 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It reflects an urban failure.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/Nicole-Gelinas.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Nicole Gelinas</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-testing-period.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Testing Period</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Pilot programs don’t always fly right.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-pot-taxes-high.html" data-cms-ai="0" >High on Pot Taxes</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Is there a revenue jackpot for states that legalize marijuana? </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/gov-anne-kim.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Anne Kim</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-mayoral-balancing-act.html" data-cms-ai="0" >The Mayoral Balancing Act</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Tension between downtowns and neighborhoods isn’t going to go away.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/Alan-Ehrenhalt.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Alan Ehrenhalt</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-states-can-block-migrants-asylum.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Judge Allows Some States to Block Migrants From Seeking Asylum</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">As a result, border officials in California and Arizona will not be allowed to apply the new rule against asylum-seekers, but agents in Texas and New Mexico may, unless a court elsewhere intervenes.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/sl-state-taxes-vaping.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Amid Vaping Craze, States Push Hefty Taxes</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Of the 17 states and the District of Columbia that have specific taxes on vaping products, half implemented them in 2019, according to the Public Health Law Center at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law, which researches the links between public policy and health. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/When-Parents-Deny-HPV-Shots-Teens-Have-No-Choice-States-Are-Changing-That.html" data-cms-ai="0" >When Parents Deny HPV Shots, Teens Have No Choice. States Are Changing That.</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Some legislatures are trying to create a legal way for dependent teens to get the HPV vaccine without their parents' consent.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/California-Has-the-Worlds-Biggest-Weed-Market-Its-Black-Market-Is-Even-Bigger.html" data-cms-ai="0" >California Has the World's Biggest Weed Market. Its Black Market Is Even Bigger.</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">California is on track to post a record $3.1 billion in licensed cannabis sales this year, solidifying its status as the largest legal marijuana market in the world, according to a study released Thursday by financial analysts who advise the industry.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/After-Photos-of-Staged-Trump-Assassination-Surface-Illinois-State-Senator-Apologizes.html" data-cms-ai="0" >After Photos of Staged Trump Assassination Surface, Illinois State Senator Apologizes</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The pictures have sparked outrage on both sides of the aisle, with Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker blasting them in a statement Saturday night.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-new-jersey-aid-in-dying.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Judge Puts Hold on Aid in Dying Law in New Jersey</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The judge's order came after North Jersey doctor Yosef Glassman filed a lawsuit seeking to block the law on grounds it violates constitutional rights as well as common law barring suicide.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 19, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-states-demographics-most-republican-most-democratic.html" data-cms-ai="0" >7 States Where Demographics Haven't Determined Their Political Destiny -- Yet </a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">From weak state parties to regional differences, we look at why these states are defying demographics.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/Louis-Jacobson.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Louis Jacobson</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/fine-fee-revenues-special-report.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Addicted to Fines: A Special Report</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Hundreds of small cities and towns throughout the country rely significantly on fines to fund their budgets.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/Mike-Maciag.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Mike Maciag</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/13-States-Sue-Trump-Administration-Over-New-Rule-to-Limit-Legal-Immigration.html" data-cms-ai="0" >13 States Sue Trump Administration Over New Rule to Limit Legal Immigration</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The rule, unveiled on Monday and to take effect Oct. 15, expands the definition of a public charge, allowing denials to visa applicants who fail to meet income requirements or who receive public assistance.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Youre-a-RINO-El-Paso-Mayor-Says-Trump-Insulted-Him-After-Visiting-Shooting-Victims.html" data-cms-ai="0" >'You're a RINO': El Paso Mayor Says Trump Insulted Him After Visiting Shooting Victims</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">RINO is often used by Republicans to disparage others within the party who are not sufficiently conservative.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tt-texas-domestic-terrorism-task-force.html" data-cms-ai="0" >In Wake of El Paso Shooting, Texas Governor Launches Domestic Terrorism Task Force</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The task force will analyze current and emerging state threats and form stronger prevention strategies. Abbott took similar action — which led to sweeping legislation — after last year's school shooting in Santa Fe.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-georgia-voting-machines-unsecure.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Judge: Georgia Must Scrap 'Unreliable' Electronic Voting Machines After 2019</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Starting with next year's presidential primary election, paper ballots will be required, according to the ruling by U.S. District Judge Amy Totenberg.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-nypd-officers-suicide.html" data-cms-ai="0" >After 9th Officer Commits Suicide, NYPD Evaluates Mental Health Programs</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The 22-question survey was sent out Thursday -- one day after the ninth NYPD officer committed suicide this year. The survey was also circulated a week ago, police sources said.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-lung-disease-minnesota.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Amid Severe Lung Disease Cases, Minnesota Issues Warning About Vaping</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Four cases of severe lung disease in the Twin Cities are being linked to vaping and e-cigarette use.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 16, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/sl-children-lead-poisoning-therapy.html" data-cms-ai="0" >States Give Children With Lead Poisoning Help at Earlier Ages</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Lead poisoning has been associated with lower IQs and academic achievement, impaired speech, hearing and motor skill difficulties, and cognitive and behavioral delays.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 15, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-stacey-abrams-presidential-bid.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Stacey Abrams Rules Out 2020 Presidential Bid to Fight Against Voter Suppression</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Stacey Abrams told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday she will not run for president in 2020 and will instead focus on a national expansion of her voting rights group.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 15, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-hickenlooper-end-struggling-presidential-campaign.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Former Colorado Governor Will End Struggling Presidential Campaign</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Former Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper will end a presidential campaign that never got off the ground Thursday morning and announce that he is seriously considering a run against Republican Sen. Cory Gardner, according to two people familiar with his plans.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 15, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-pennsylvania-governor-gun-violence-order.html" data-cms-ai="0" >After Pennsylvania Police Officers Shot, Governor Announces Executive Order on Gun Violence</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Gov. Tom Wolf on Wednesday said he would sign an executive order intended to increase state government's focus on curbing gun violence.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 15, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Arizona-Task-Force-Will-Investigate-Missing-and-Murdered-Native-American-Women.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Arizona Task Force Will Investigate Missing and Murdered Native American Women</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Jennifer Jermaine, the Chandler Democrat who sponsored House Bill 2570, said the 21-member task force was gearing up to study the scope of the "epidemic crisis." </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 15, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/22-States-Sue-Trump-Administration-Over-New-Coal-Rules.html" data-cms-ai="0" >22 States Sue Trump Administration Over New Coal Rules</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">In June, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency eliminated the agency's Clean Power Plan and replaced it with a new rule that gives states more leeway in deciding upgrades for coal-fired power plants.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 14, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/DC-Mayor-Will-Not-Accept-Federal-Shelter-for-Unaccompanied-Migrant-Children.html" data-cms-ai="0" >D.C. Mayor Will Not Accept Federal Shelter for Unaccompanied Migrant Children</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">D.C. officials and immigration advocates on Tuesday criticized plans by the federal government to house unaccompanied migrant children in Washington.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 14, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/sl-tennessee-voter-registration-more-difficult.html" data-cms-ai="0" >As Tennessee Makes Voter Registration More Difficult, Activists Consider What’s Next</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The new Tennessee law has nonprofits and voting rights activists scrambling ahead of the 2020 presidential election, as they attempt to understand new regulations that could lead to thousands of dollars in fines and even jail time.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 14, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-harassment-protections-new-york.html" data-cms-ai="0" >New York State Gets New Workplace Harassment Protections</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Individuals and companies that violate the sexual harassment law can face lawsuits by employees and can be fined by the state. </div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 14, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-Background-Checks-Guns-North-Carolina-Governor-Issues-Directive.html" data-cms-ai="0" >To Strengthen Background Checks for Gun Buyers, North Carolina Governor Issues Directive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Gov. Cooper said he signed the directive to his Cabinet agencies to "build on the work we are already doing" around gun violence and safety.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 14, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-sf-school-board-murals.html" data-cms-ai="0" >School Board Votes to Conceal, But Not Destroy, Controversial Murals in San Francisco</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The decision, in a 4-3 vote, means the mural depicting George Washington's life would survive, but be obscured, at least semi-permanently, from public view.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 14, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-skimmer-boats-anacostia.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Behind the Lens: Cleaning Up the Anacostia River, One Boat at a Time</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Photos and musings from our photographer.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/Zach-Patton.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Zach Patton</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/gov-pension-plan-returns-falling-short-expectations.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Amid Concerns of a Recession, Pension Plan Returns Fall Short</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">After two straight years of beating expectations, pension investment earnings have slightly dipped thanks in part to fears of a trade war.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/Liz-Farmer.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Liz Farmer</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/col-new-goal-no-stop-shop-government.html" data-cms-ai="0" >The Problem With One-Stop Government</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">It was a big improvement for permitting and other forms of service delivery, but it's already outdated. The new goal should be no-stop government.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/Stephen-Goldsmith.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Stephen Goldsmith</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Making-It-Easier-to-Reject-Immigrants-Trump-Administration-Releases-New-Public-Charge-Rule.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Making It Easier to Reject Immigrants, Trump Administration Releases 'Public Charge' Rule</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The administration has portrayed the rule as a way to promote sufficiency and independence among immigrants.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/sl-The-States-Where-Doctors-Can-Recommend-Marijuana-Over-Opioids.html" data-cms-ai="0" >The States Where Doctors Can Recommend Marijuana Over Opioids</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">New Mexico, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania allow people with an opioid addiction to qualify for a medical marijuana card.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/100-Protesters-Calling-for-ICE-Shutdown-Arrested-in-New-York-City.html" data-cms-ai="0" >100 Protesters Calling for ICE Shutdown Arrested in New York City</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Those arrested were charged with disorderly conduct for obstructing traffic, NYPD detective Sophia T. Mason said.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-gun-liability-insurance-san-jose.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Responding to Gun Violence, California Mayor Wants Gun Owners to Have Liability Insurance</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The insurance, required of all gun owners except law enforcement officers, would cover the costs of harm caused by accidental gunshots, or by intentional shootings by nonowners who borrow or steal the gun.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Puerto-Ricos-New-Governor-Suspends-Contract-to-Rebuild-Power-Grid.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Puerto Rico's New Governor Suspends Contract to Rebuild Power Grid</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Puerto Rico's Electric Power Authority, which is more than $9 billion in debt, had been expected to sign the contract with Stantec, a consulting firm based in Canada.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-lead-crisis-new-jersey.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Lead Crisis in New Jersey: Frustrated Residents Line Up for Bottled Water</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The wide-scale water distribution of 247 pallets of water is the first time the city has taken such drastic action since the lead crisis began in 2017.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Amid-Huge-Budget-Cuts-Many-Alaskans-Mount-Effort-to-Recall-Governor.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Amid Huge Budget Cuts, Many Alaskans Mount Effort to Recall Governor</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Led by an Alaska Native spiritual healer and a former coal mine operator, thousands of Alaskans across party lines are teaming up to recall GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 13, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tt-indian-child-welfare-act.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Reversing Lower Ruling, Federal Court Upholds Indian Child Welfare Act</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">The appeals court overturned a 2018 decision from a federal district judge who ruled that the law, which gives adoption placement preference to Native American tribes, was unconstitutional. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenged the law in 2017.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 12, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/Amid-Jeffrey-Epstein-Scandal-Accuser-Names-Former-New-Mexico-Governor.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Amid Jeffrey Epstein Scandal, Accuser Names Former New Mexico Governor</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">A billionaire with ties to New Mexico faces charges of sex trafficking and conspiracy. Now documents connected to one of Jeffrey Epstein’s associates that were previously sealed have been released.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 12, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-alaska-senior-benefits.html" data-cms-ai="0" >'In a Panic': Elimination of Senior Benefits Leaves Alaska Residents in a Tough Spot</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Supporters of the senior benefits program say the governor has suddenly ripped away monthly income that some of the state's oldest residents have long depended on.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 12, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/On-Felon-Voting-Florida-Governor-Asks-State-Supreme-Court-to-Weigh-In.html" data-cms-ai="0" >On Felon Voting, Florida Governor Asks State Supreme Court to Weigh In</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday asked the Florida Supreme Court justices to issue an opinion on whether felons must pay all fines and fees before they are eligible to register to vote.</div> <div class="Promo-byline"> <span class="Promo-tags"> </span><div class="Promo-date">August 12, 2019</div><span class="dot"> · </span><span class="Promo-author"><a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/authors/candice-norwood.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Candice Norwood</a></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ListI-items-item"> <div class="PromoB" > <div class="PromoB-content"> <div class="Promo-category"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive" data-cms-ai="0" >Archive</a> </div> <div class="Promo-title"> <a class="Link" href="https://www.governing.com/archive/tns-new-hampshire-redistricting-panel.html" data-cms-ai="0" >Bipartisan Bill to Create Redistricting Panel Vetoed by New Hampshire Governor</a> </div> <div class="Promo-description">Gov. 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