ACLU sues Palo Alto over ‘unconstitutional’ restrictions at residents-only park usa.ca.palo alto Article 983 words 9 votes
In first for Congress, US House passes bill to establish DC as the nation's 51st state, but it faces insurmountable opposition in the Senate politics usa.dc Article 472 words 26 votes
Bizarre scenes in tiny Western Australia town as 'sovereign nation' attempts to overthrow government australia.wa politics Article 336 words 8 votes
Victoria did not consult the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade before signing a controversial infrastructure deal with the Chinese government last year australia.vic china politics Article 650 words 6 votes
Up to 85,000 voters could be removed from Florida electoral rolls usa.fl politics Article 585 words 8 votes
Wisconsin governor orders stop to in-person voting on eve of election usa.wi politics Article 157 words 9 votes
Death threats will force Virginia lawmaker to a safe house during pro-gun rally politics usa.va Link 9 votes
US Supreme Court hears arguments in New Jersey "Bridgegate" scandal. The decision could have broad implications for how federal prosecutors pursue allegations of public corruption usa.nj politics law Article 971 words 8 votes
Florida faces a rocky rollout to restore voting rights after felony convictions usa.fl law.constitutional Article 1685 words 13 votes
California city returns island taken from native tribe in 1860 massacre usa.ca Article 565 words 10 votes
Chechen authorities are carrying out literal witch hunts russia.chechnya Article 521 words, published Jul 12 2019 10 votes
As Nevada clears way for ex-felons to vote, most other states still require restitution and fee payments for eligibility usa.nv politics Article 560 words 12 votes
Emails show Iowa official's Tupac fixation before his ouster usa.ia politics Article 729 words 17 votes
New York landlords call rent control laws an 'illegal taking' in new Federal lawsuit usa.ny law Article 620 words 3 votes
California's out-of-date jails face inmate deaths and construction delays usa.ca Article 3891 words 7 votes
Alaska lawmakers show up in different cities, stuck on $444 million budget vetoes usa.ak politics Article 797 words 7 votes
Florida's governor limits the voting rights of former felons usa.fl politics Article 456 words 7 votes
Illinois becomes eleventh state to allow recreational marijuana usa.il politics law Article 609 words 25 votes
West Virginia Senate passes sweeping education bill to ban teacher strikes usa.wv politics Article 545 words 11 votes
Judge restores Wisconsin governor's powers, strikes down GOP laws usa.wi politics law Article 430 words 12 votes
US Supreme Court unanimously rules that the Constitution's ban on 'excessive fines' applies to the states as well as the federal government usa Article 512 words 17 votes
In North Carolina, investigators find ballot ‘scheme’ in House race usa.nc politics Article 1012 words 11 votes
Ralph Northam yearbook page shows men in blackface and KKK robe usa.va politics Article 564 words 15 votes
Ex-Jakarta Governor Ahok, jailed for blasphemy, freed indonesia.jakarta politics crime Article 750 words 3 votes
Confusion clouds restoration of Florida felons’ voting rights usa.fl law.constitutional Article 842 words 11 votes
Is a do-over election incoming? North Carolina Republicans alleged to have committed major voter fraud usa.nc politics Article 933 words 15 votes
Taiwan ruling party suffers major defeat in local elections politics china taiwan Article 817 words 9 votes
11,000 votes may be missing in Florida Congressional race usa.fl politics Article 4764 words 13 votes
West Virginia botches impeachment of chief justice, faces constitutional crisis law politics usa.wv Article 1524 words 11 votes
Will Florida’s ex-felons finally regain the right to vote? A referendum on the November ballot in Florida would re-enfranchise 1.5 million citizens. usa.fl politics law.constitutional Article 6461 words, published Sep 26 2018 21 votes
California abolishes cash bail, replacing with algorithmic based risk assessment usa.ca law Article 1057 words 17 votes
Gun law changes dropped by Tasmanian Liberals following community backlash australia.tas law politics Article 905 words 7 votes
Nope, those aren't mailboxes: Paris rolls out sidewalk urinals france.paris Article 389 words 17 votes
New York City votes to cap Uber and Lyft vehicles in a crackdown usa.ny.nyc Article 1526 words 13 votes
WV House committee approves fourteen articles of impeachment against justices usa.wv politics Article 1506 words 5 votes
Mayor Kenney won't renew Philadelphia's data-sharing contract with ICE usa.pa.philadelphia Article 673 words 7 votes
The Victorian parliament has passed new legislation tightening rules for donations to Australian political parties australia.vic politics Article 248 words 6 votes
Cynthia Nixon announces she will run openly as a socialist usa.ny politics Article 864 words 29 votes
Miami grandma targeted as US takes aim at naturalized immigrants with prior offenses politics usa.fl.miami Article 2384 words 23 votes
Marc Elrich edges out David Blair in Democratic primary for Montgomery County executive politics usa Article 826 words 5 votes
California? Or Cali-Three-Nia? Proposal to split state will be on ballot in November. politics usa.ca Article 573 words 13 votes