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Bill Eigel’s abrasive speeches upended the Missouri Senate. Will GOP voters approve?
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 5 days agoSen. Bill Eigel and the Freedom Caucus spent hours filibustering in the Missouri Senate, angering...
Governor signs ‘junk fee’ ban into law
Minnesota Reformer via Yahoo News· 4 days agoBeginning next year, Minnesota businesses can no longer add service fees, health and wellness surcharges or other mandatory charges to customers’ bills...
Bill Eigel’s abrasive speeches upended the Missouri Senate. Will GOP voters approve?
The Kansas City Star· 5 days agoSen. Bill Eigel and the Freedom Caucus spent hours filibustering in the Missouri Senate, angering other lawmakers. In August, Eigel will face Republican voters as he runs for governor.
Why are thousands of people protesting in Taiwan?
Al Jazeera· 21 hours agoProtests are expected to resume in Taiwan on Friday over a divisive bill that would greatly expand the investigative powers of parliament and has already...
Editorial: A felony conviction should not come with a life sentence on voting rights
Los Angeles Times· 5 days agoOnce you do your time for a criminal conviction, you deserve to have your voting rights restored. A...
Missouri initiative petition bill, a top GOP priority, dies on final day of session
The Joplin Globe· 6 days agoThe Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday when it adjourned minutes after reconvening, effectively killing efforts to send voters a ballot measure changing the ...
Senate becomes ground zero for border politics
Politico· 4 days agoHe’s much more concerned about his Senate colleagues tanking the filibuster once he leaves, since many of his allies who want to keep the 60-vote threshold intact have “vanished ...
Editorial: A felony conviction should not come with a life sentence on voting rights
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 days agoOnce you do your time for a criminal conviction, you deserve to have your voting rights restored. A...
Laura Ruby, Salon
The Raw Story· 1 day agoRight after the draft of the Roe v. Wade opinion leaked, Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, a Democrat, condemned peaceful protests near Supreme Court judges' houses as "reprehensible" and promptly ...
Minnesota Republicans unhappy with end of legislative session
Post-Bulletin· 4 days agoWhat started as a Republican filibuster last week ended in the DFL pushing through legislation,...
