[in which] the high court has held that accidents of geography and arbitrary boundary lines of local government can afford no ground for discrimination among a state's citizens. [Citation.] ... If a voter's address may not determine the weight to which his ballot is entitled, [4 Cal...
Nearly every state has a way to track your mail-in ballot. Unfortunately, three states have yet to offer this option to their residents.
As of January 1, 2024, the number of states with legislative term limits is 16. They are Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, and South Dakota. State Year Limited: terms (total yea...
Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that established a constitutional right to abortion up until the fetus can survive outside the womb, was the law of the land for nearly 50 years. But in 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the half-century-old precedent with its decision in Dobbs v....
Morgan Blanchard, a communications specialist in the Louisiana Senate, was elected to chair LINCS for the current term through September 2014. Before Art spoke, we were greeted by Peter Kiley, vice president of C-SPAN Networks, who informed us that contrary to popular belief, the Cable-...
When a secretary of state makes an important election-related decision, that decision could be subject to the scrutiny of another official. This is how it is done in Louisiana, where the secretary of state's decisions on issues such as absentee and early voting require the approval of the ...
UMMID(2025-01-11).Authorities confirm first human bird flu death in U.S.ummid.comThe Health Authorities in the United States have confirmed the first bird flu death in the state of Louisiana. The Independent(2025-01-11).Residents decry poor road conditions in Kwania district.independent.co....
California voters last week rejected a ballot measure to increase the state's minimum wage from $16 to $18 an hour. The question was posed during the U.S. election on November 5, but the results were only finalized two weeks later due to the narrow margin of the measure's defeat. The...
John Bel Edwards of Louisiana, who is against abortion. Of course, this doesn’t mean that state governments aren’t legislating on abortion — we know that they are— but it’s notable that so few governors mentioned it in their speeches. Setting partisan differences aside, a lot of ...
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