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North Carolina Republican attorney general candidate Dan Bishop speaks before Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at a campaign rally at Minges Coliseum, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, in Greenville, N.C. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

2 U.S. House members seek to become North Carolina’s attorney general

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

FILE - Arizona abortion-rights supporters gather for a news conference prior to delivering over 800,000 petition signatures to the capitol to get abortion rights on the November general election ballot, July 3, 2024, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Abortion rights questions are on ballots in 9 states. Will they tilt elections?

By Geoff Mulvihill - Associated Press

Maryland voters cast their ballots on Nov. 3, 2020 at the Pip Moyer Recreation Center in Annapolis, Md. The Maryland Senate has voted for a constitutional amendment that would enable Maryland voters to decide whether people who are appointed to vacancies in the state legislature keep their seats through a special election in the first two years of a term. The Senate voted 43-2 pm Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024 for the measure, which now goes to the House. (AP Photo/Brian Witte, file)

Maryland Senate OKs special elections to fill legislative vacancies

By Brian Witte - Associated Press

Attorney Molly Duane, center, stands with several of the plaintiffs in her case as she speaks to the media outside the Travis County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 19, 2023, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas Supreme Court takes up judge’s temporary order easing abortion restrictions

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

State Sen. Republican Leader Scott Wilk, of Santa Clarita, rubs his eyes as lawmakers work late into the night to meet the midnight deadline to complete their work for the 2021-2022 session, at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

‘You need to flee’: California lawmaker calls for exodus as child gender-affirmation bill advances

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Justin Jones, D-Nashville, raises his fist on the floor of the House chamber as he walks to his desk to collect his belongings after being expelled from the legislature on Thursday, April 6, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. Tennessee Republicans are seeking to oust three House Democrats including Jones for using a bullhorn to shout support for pro-gun control protesters in the House chamber. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Expulsion of Tennessee Democrats draws comparisons to expelled Oregon Republican

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

A celebration outside the Supreme Court, Friday, June 24, 2022, in Washington. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years — a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

How U.S. states have banned, limited or protected abortion

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This Aug. 21, 2016, file photo shows John Thompson, now a state representative, at a fundraiser at Central High School in St. Paul, Minn. Thompson, who was ticketed for a driver’s license violation is alleging he was racially profiled. The citation says State Rep. John Thompson of St. Paul, who is Black, presented a Wisconsin license during a traffic stop in St. Paul Sunday, July 4, 2021 . (Scott Takushi/Pioneer Press via AP)

Minnesota Democrat lands in political mire after racial-profiling allegation

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - In this July 20, 2020 file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson removes his mask before a briefing at the state capitol in Little Rock. Gov. Hutchinson on Monday, April 5, 2021 vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for transgender youth. (Staci Vandagriff/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Arkansas legislature overrides veto of bill banning trans procedures for minors

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

In this April 8, 2020, file photo, Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson gives the State of the State in the Senate chamber of the state Capitol in Little Rock, Ark. Hutchinson vetoed legislation that would have made his state the first to ban gender-confirming treatments for transgender youth. (Tommy Metthe/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP, File)

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoes bill banning gender-reassignment for minors

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Virginia lawmakers ban police use of facial recognition

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

A five-bedroom house, bottom, is seen in Woodbridge, Conn., Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The home was recently sold and the owners want to raze the house to build a multi-family home. Zoning laws have been under scrutiny for years in Connecticut towns. But the issue has intensified recently, especially in Woodbridge, a New Haven County community of nearly 9,000 with a town center on the National Register of Historic Places. Tim Herbst, a former Republican candidate for governor, is representing a dozen residents opposed to changes proposed by the Open Communities Alliance, an organization founded in 2013 to improve access to affordable housing. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Connecticut’s zoning laws a focus in racial equity debate

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a vaccination site on Monday, March 8, 2021, in New York. A lawyer for Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that she reported a groping allegation made against him to local police after the woman involved declined to press charges herself. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

How Cuomo investigation, possible impeachment could play out

By MICHAEL R. SISAK and MARINA VILLENEUVE - Associated Press

FILE - This Monday, March 8, 2021, file photo shows New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaking at a vaccination site in New York. A sixth woman has come forward alleging that Cuomo inappropriately touched her late last year, during an encounter at the governor's mansion. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File)

Top Dems call on Cuomo to resign amid harassment allegations

By MARINA VILLENEUVE and STEVE PEOPLES and MICHAEL BALSAMO - Associated Press

Utah House speaker says he’ll support 3 police reform bills

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Arizona AG asks Supreme Court to decide Tucson election date

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In this Feb. 11, 2017, file photo, pro-choice counterprotesters hold signs supporting a woman's right to choose abortion, as nearby anti-abortion activists held a rally in front of Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, in Denver. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley, File)

‘Born Alive Child Physician Relationship’ Act in Colorado defeated by Democrats

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Virginia gun rights activists vow to fight new restrictions

By DENISE LAVOIE - Associated Press

Editorials from around Pennsylvania

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Editorials from around New York

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