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New York landlords call rent control laws an 'illegal taking' in new Federal lawsuit usa.ny law Article 620 words 3 votes
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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
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
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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
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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
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Campaign to have Aboriginal flag fly on Sydney Harbour Bridge heats up politics australia.nsw.sydney Article 7 votes
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne acknowledges election is lost, urges voters to ensure NDP or PC minority canada.on politics Article 1012 words 9 votes