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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, right, announces a proposal that he says should alleviate financial problems for hospitals, during a news conference Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Tate Reeves took donations from power company that hiked customer rates

Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves took $98,000 from Mississippi Power and executives of its parent company.

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Republican Attorney General Daniel Cameron speaks during a gubernatorial debate against Democratic Gov. Andy Beshear at Northern Kentucky University, in Highland Heights, Ky., Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. (Joe Simon/LINK nky via AP, Pool)

Daniel Cameron ran on depoliticizing the Kentucky AG’s office. He made it more political.

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Whitmer signs specific criminal penalties for assaulting health care workers into law

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The 10 Wisconsin Republicans who posed as electors for President Donald Trump in 2020 even though he had lost the election settled a lawsuit against them Wednesday, acknowledging their actions were part of an effort to overturn the election results.

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NH Supreme Court closes door on partisan gerrymandering cases, taking lead from SCOTUS

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Missouri abortion-rights amendments face ‘torturous’ process to make it to 2024 ballot

Pulling off a successful ballot initiative campaign in Missouri is an undertaking so difficult that one Democratic political consultant compares it to skiing the slalom at the Olympics.

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Cannabis workers across Missouri begin push to unionize dispensaries

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The U.S. and Texas flags fly over the Texas Capitol during the first day of the 88th Texas Legislative Session in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.

Tax cuts, teacher pension increases at stake after misinformation-led challenge to 2023 election

Lawsuits based on false claims about voting equipment could delay millions of dollars in cost of living increases for retired teachers expected to arrive in January. The lawsuits also threaten to hold up state property tax cuts for homeowners — arguably Republicans’ signature policy achievement this year. Voters widely approved both policies this fall. Now Texas lawmakers are scrambling in hopes of preventing further delays

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