Nebraska State Senator Switching From Democrat to Republican

‘Being a Christian member of the Roman Catholic Church and Pro-Life is more important to me than being a registered Democrat.’ Nebraska state Sen. Mike McDonnell has announced that he’s switching party affiliation from Democrat to Republican, citing his Christian faith and views on abortion. Mr. McDonnell made the announcement in an April 3 statement

New Cook Political Report Rating Shows GOP Gains in Nevada Senate Race

The nonpartisan political analytics group shifted Nevada’s Senate race to a toss-up, representing a shift in Republicans’ favor. The Cook Political Report has updated Nevada’s Senate race in Republicans’ favor. On April 3, the political analytics organization, which rates political races on their likely outcome, shifted Nevada from “lean Democrat” to “toss-up.” The Nevada Senate

Arizona organizers say abortion ballot measure qualifies to be on ballot

A group hoping to put an amendment enshrining the right to abortion in Arizona’s constitution said Tuesday that they had gathered enough signatures for the measure to qualify for the ballot in November. There is a requirement for the collection of 383,923 signatures of support for constitutional amendments in Arizona, and Dawn Penich, communications manager