by Reid Wilson - 04/09/21 1:36 PM ET✕The Arkansas state House has passed a measure that would allow teachers to ignore a transgender student’s preferred name or gender pronouns, the latest in a series of bills targeting the rights of trans children.The measure, House Bill 1749, would bar public schools from requiring teachers or staff to address a student by their preferred pronouns or even a preferred name that does not conform to the student’s biological gender.School employees who are required to use a pronoun, title or word to address a student would be protected under the state’s Civil...…by Reid Wilson - 04/09/21 1:36 PM ET✕The Arkansas state House has passed a measure that would allow teachers to ignore a transgender student’s preferred name or gender pronouns, the latest in a series of bills targeting the rights of trans children.The measure, House Bill 1749, would bar public schools from requiring teachers or staff to address a student by their preferred pronouns or even a preferred name that does not conform to the student’s biological gender.School employees who are required to use a pronoun, title or word to address a student would be protected under the state’s Civil...WW…

by Reid Wilson - 03/31/21 10:08 AM ET✕A substantial majority of California voters say they do not support recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) from office as voters give high marks to legislation he signed to combat the economic recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.Fifty-six percent of voters say they oppose the recall effort to remove Newsom from office, according to a new released this week, while 40 percent of likely voters say they would support a recall.Democrats and Republicans are split over the recall, though Democratic voters outnumber registered Republicans by a nearly...…by Reid Wilson - 03/31/21 10:08 AM ET✕A substantial majority of California voters say they do not support recalling Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) from office as voters give high marks to legislation he signed to combat the economic recession brought on by the coronavirus pandemic.Fifty-six percent of voters say they oppose the recall effort to remove Newsom from office, according to a new released this week, while 40 percent of likely voters say they would support a recall.Democrats and Republicans are split over the recall, though Democratic voters outnumber registered Republicans by a nearly...WW…

by Reid Wilson - 03/29/21 5:51 AM ET✕Lin Wood, the defamation and personal injury lawyer who took up former President Trump’s baseless accusations of election fraud, will run to lead the South Carolina Republican Party less than a month after moving to the Palmetto State from his home base in Georgia.In an email late Sunday, Wood confirmed that he would seek to oust Chairman Drew McKissick, who has run the South Carolina Republican Party since 2017.“A compelling reason for my decision to run for Chair of the South Carolina Party is that it is time for the leadership of the Party to...…by Reid Wilson - 03/29/21 5:51 AM ET✕Lin Wood, the defamation and personal injury lawyer who took up former President Trump’s baseless accusations of election fraud, will run to lead the South Carolina Republican Party less than a month after moving to the Palmetto State from his home base in Georgia.In an email late Sunday, Wood confirmed that he would seek to oust Chairman Drew McKissick, who has run the South Carolina Republican Party since 2017.“A compelling reason for my decision to run for Chair of the South Carolina Party is that it is time for the leadership of the Party to...WW…

Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication © Greg Nash, Getty Images,Top public health experts and officials are developing new strategies to reach out to the conservatives most skeptical of or hesitant about receiving a coronavirus vaccine.The efforts are targeting supporters of former , who have emerged as the most significant hurdle to widespread vaccination.The officials and experts are making appearances on Fox News and Newsmax and taking part on panels with prominent conservative politicians to reach out to vaccine skeptics on the right.And the public health...…Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication © Greg Nash, Getty Images,Top public health experts and officials are developing new strategies to reach out to the conservatives most skeptical of or hesitant about receiving a coronavirus vaccine.The efforts are targeting supporters of former , who have emerged as the most significant hurdle to widespread vaccination.The officials and experts are making appearances on Fox News and Newsmax and taking part on panels with prominent conservative politicians to reach out to vaccine skeptics on the right.And the public health...WW…

by Reid Wilson - 03/19/21 10:11 AM ET✕The bill would still limit the ability of voting rights advocates to send absentee ballot request forms to voters who have already sought a ballot and would limit a voter’s ability to cast a provisional ballot outside their home precinct. ✕✕× Close Ad…by Reid Wilson - 03/19/21 10:11 AM ET✕The bill would still limit the ability of voting rights advocates to send absentee ballot request forms to voters who have already sought a ballot and would limit a voter’s ability to cast a provisional ballot outside their home precinct. ✕✕× Close AdWW…

by Reid Wilson - 03/12/21 1:17 PM ET✕New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Friday he would not resign from office in the face of mounting allegations of sexual misconduct, hours after most Democratic members of Congress from his home state urged him to quit.In a hastily scheduled conference call with reporters that Cuomo’s office billed as a regular update on the coronavirus pandemic, Cuomo criticized the growing number of politicians from his own party who have called on him to resign.“Politicians who don’t know a single fact but yet form a conclusion and an opinion are in my opinion...…by Reid Wilson - 03/12/21 1:17 PM ET✕New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) said Friday he would not resign from office in the face of mounting allegations of sexual misconduct, hours after most Democratic members of Congress from his home state urged him to quit.In a hastily scheduled conference call with reporters that Cuomo’s office billed as a regular update on the coronavirus pandemic, Cuomo criticized the growing number of politicians from his own party who have called on him to resign.“Politicians who don’t know a single fact but yet form a conclusion and an opinion are in my opinion...WW…

by Reid Wilson - 03/01/21 10:32 AM ET✕Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday called the sexual harassment allegations levied against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) “credible” and backed an independent investigation into his behavior.In a statement, Pelosi said the two women who have accused Cuomo of harassment and inappropriate behavior should be taken seriously.“The women who have come forward with serious and credible charges against Gov. Cuomo deserve to be heard and to be treated with dignity. The independent investigation must have due process and respect for everyone involved,”...…by Reid Wilson - 03/01/21 10:32 AM ET✕Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Monday called the sexual harassment allegations levied against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) “credible” and backed an independent investigation into his behavior.In a statement, Pelosi said the two women who have accused Cuomo of harassment and inappropriate behavior should be taken seriously.“The women who have come forward with serious and credible charges against Gov. Cuomo deserve to be heard and to be treated with dignity. The independent investigation must have due process and respect for everyone involved,”...WW…

Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication © Getty ImagesRepublican-controlled legislatures in almost half the states are advancing bills that would make it more difficult to pass citizen-initiated ballot measures — a backlash to the success progressive groups had in using the initiative process to advance liberal policy priorities.In Arizona, voters have in recent years approved initiatives legalizing marijuana, raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000 a year and raising the minimum wage.Now, GOP legislators are pushing to raise the threshold of votes an...…Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication © Getty ImagesRepublican-controlled legislatures in almost half the states are advancing bills that would make it more difficult to pass citizen-initiated ballot measures — a backlash to the success progressive groups had in using the initiative process to advance liberal policy priorities.In Arizona, voters have in recent years approved initiatives legalizing marijuana, raising taxes on those who make more than $250,000 a year and raising the minimum wage.Now, GOP legislators are pushing to raise the threshold of votes an...WW…

Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication © Greg NashFormer White House chief of staff is considering a run for governor of Wisconsin in 2022.A source familiar with Priebus’s thinking confirmed to The Hill on Friday that Priebus had begun conversations with top Wisconsin Republicans about the prospects of challenging Gov. (D) next year. The source characterized the conversations as preliminary.Politico Priebus was considering the race.Priebus got his start in GOP politics as the chairman of a congressional district organization. He later became chairman of the...…Follow Us   © 1996-2021 News Communication © Greg NashFormer White House chief of staff is considering a run for governor of Wisconsin in 2022.A source familiar with Priebus’s thinking confirmed to The Hill on Friday that Priebus had begun conversations with top Wisconsin Republicans about the prospects of challenging Gov. (D) next year. The source characterized the conversations as preliminary.Politico Priebus was considering the race.Priebus got his start in GOP politics as the chairman of a congressional district organization. He later became chairman of the...WW…

by Reid Wilson - 04/26/21 3:26 PM ET✕Six states will see their congressional delegations grow in the next Congress while seven states will each lose a seat, according to the first results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s decennial survey of America’s population.Texas is set to add two U.S. House seats to its delegation after a decade in which the state added more than 4 million new residents.Colorado, Florida, North Carolina and Oregon will each add one more seat. Montana will also add a district, its second in total, coming 30 years after it lost that second seat in a previous round of...…by Reid Wilson - 04/26/21 3:26 PM ET✕Six states will see their congressional delegations grow in the next Congress while seven states will each lose a seat, according to the first results from the U.S. Census Bureau’s decennial survey of America’s population.Texas is set to add two U.S. House seats to its delegation after a decade in which the state added more than 4 million new residents.Colorado, Florida, North Carolina and Oregon will each add one more seat. Montana will also add a district, its second in total, coming 30 years after it lost that second seat in a previous round of...WW…