Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Kentucky, Idaho and Oregon are holding primary elections on Tuesday. In this installment of the FiveThirtyEight Politics podcast, …
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Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder was one of the first governors to call for a halt to refugees from Syria. “Michigan is a welcoming state and we are proud of our rich history of immigration,”Snyder saidin a statement Sunday announcing his position on refugees. “But our first priority is pro...
October 24, 1912: The first Sikh American Gurdwara is founded in Stockton, California. (Watch The First Gurdwara.) 1913: The Ghadar party—an independence movement from British colonialism—was founded in Astoria, Oregon; California Alien Land Law of 1913 bars South Asians and other groups from...
October 24, 1912: The first Sikh American Gurdwara is founded in Stockton, California. (Watch The First Gurdwara.) 1913: The Ghadar party—an independence movement from British colonialism—was founded in Astoria, Oregon; California Alien Land Law of 1913 bars South Asians and other groups from...
Vos said the proposal would be limited and modeled after the medical marijuana law that had been in place in neighboringMinnesotabefore itmoved to full legalization. “I'm glad that the governor is open to supporting our proposal," Vos said Friday....
lied about him making sexual advances toward her."Governor Cuomo did not make any sexual advances toward Bennett and did not sexually harass her," his lawyers wrote in a notice filed in New York state court on Thursday.Bennettwas the second woman to accuse the then-governor of sexual harass...