Louisiana Asks Supreme Court to Reinstate Congressional Election Map to Avoid ‘Chaos’

The state claims a lower court’s decision to strike down the redistricting plan constitutes ‘a federal takeover’ of the state’s electoral system. Louisiana officials asked the Supreme Court on May 10 to reinstate a congressional election map after a federal district court ruled upcoming elections may not be conducted under that map which created a

Kansas Governor Vetoes Bill Restricting Foreign Ownership of Land Near Military Bases

The Democratic governor called the bill ‘overly broad’ and ‘not narrowly tailored’ to protect Kansas from bad actors. Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a bill on Friday that aimed to prevent companies of China and other “foreign adversaries” from acquiring real property near military installations in the state. Senate Bill 172 aims to block individuals

3 GOP candidates for WVA governor try to outdo each other on anti-LGBTQ issues

Leading up to Tuesday’s West Virginia primary, three of the Republican candidates for governor have been trying to outdo each other in proving their opposition to transgender rights.  In TV ads running in West Virginia, state Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, Chris Miller and Moore Capito have been accusing each other of harboring transgender sympathies while

Maryland House, Senate Races Could Determine Control of Congress

Maryland hasn’t had a Republican in the Senate for nearly 40 years. SILVER SPRING, Md.—Two key contests in Maryland could help determine control of Congress come January: the races for the Senate and the Sixth Congressional District. In a movie theater in downtown Silver Spring, Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) led a chant one week ahead