United States

Oregon would be third state to guarantee prisoners right to vote under bill

(The Center Square) — Oregon ranks among the easiest states to vote in, and state lawmakers want that to be true for everyone behind bars too. For almost 20 years, the vote-by-mail state continues to…

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Quick hits: Louisiana news briefs for Wednesday, Feb. 24

Cooper lifts North Carolina’s modified stay-at-home order

Anti-porn activist’s ‘Stop Social Media Censorship Act’ gains traction in Missouri

Debt advisory committee calls for $100M in support of North Carolina pensions

Assembly committee advances bill to exempt forgiven PPP loans from New Jersey’s gross income tax

Former Cuomo aide offers more details accusing governor of sexual harassment

Schwinn: Tennessee likely to receive $2.6B more in federal COVID-19 education relief

Maine regulators studying electric grid modernization

Op-Ed: Regulators stifle broadband expansion with exorbitant pole attachment fees

Poll: Cardinals’ Fitzgerald has best chance to be elected governor in 2022

Gov. Whitmer: Michigan on track to reopen schools, but mum on raising restaurant patron limits

DeSantis seeks to clip local authority as lawmakers examine his emergency powers

Virginia Senate passes amended version of bill to end many mandatory minimums

Illinois law allows three lawmakers from one district to be eligible for full months pay for partial month’s work

All West Virginia K-8 schools required to offer in-person classes by March 3

Calls increase for Gov. Evers to sign coronavirus protection law for Wisconsin businesses

Report :Proposed Wisconsin budget contains extra taxes, way more spending

Minnesota Supreme Court rules in favor of PolyMet copper mine