Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows says she was following Maine's election law and upholding the U.S. Constitution when shedisqualified Donald Trumpfrom her state's presidential primary ballot. Maine is thesecond state to bar Trumpfrom the ballot underSection 3 of the 14th Amendme...
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2023 in Waterloo, Iowa.Getty ImagesThe calls to strike the former president from the state's ballot came afterColorado's Supreme Court did the same thing, saying he violated the "insurrection clause," a Civil War-era provision of the U.S. Constitution....
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker has decided to delay work on a $1.2 billion project meant to prevent invasive carp from reaching the Great Lakes out of concerns that the Trump administration won't pay the federal government's share of the costs ...
have legalized sports betting, three of which (Florida, Maine and Nebraska) have yet to launch legal sportsbooks. According to the American Gaming Association, another eight states have pre-filed or introduced bills to legalize sports betting or plan to put it on the ballot. The only states ...
states are seeing increases this year, these vary widely depending on local legislation, inflation adjustments, or specific ballot measures. Notably, several states have passed measures that will push wages to or above $15 per hour, ensuring a growing number of workers benefit from these increases...
The 10 most vulnerable states include representatives from the Northeast, the West Coast, the South, Southwest and the Mountain states. The report notes that the Midwest holds up fairly well "despite its underlying economic weaknesses" relative to the rest of the country....
Abortion rights advocates plan a 2024 ballot initiative to add abortion rights to the state constitution and repeal a 1980s constitutional amendment that bans public funding for abortion. Effect of Supreme Court ruling: The decision didn’t have any immediate impact on Colorado law -- but ...
trying to needle Republicans over positions he believes are out of step with the country, particularly on access to abortion, but also tax policy and healthcare. It’s part of his campaign-year effort to use even official speeches to clarify the choice for voters at the ballot box this ...
MMJ remains illegal in Nebraska, although there are hopes to have a marijuana initiative on the ballot sooner rather than later. Learn more about the efforts of advocacy groups in NE by clicking on the link above. Nevada Read the Complete Guide:How to Get a Medical Marijuana Card in Nevada...