On April 11, the Washington state legislature adjourned for the year, after experiencing severe partisan wrangling over the budget. The normal session of the legislature adjourned on March 8, but the legislature was unable to agree on a budget during … Continue reading
The Rhode Island House will vote on HB 7388 on May 1. This is the National Popular Vote Plan bill. It is likely to pass, because the House has 75 members and 45 of them are co-sponsors of the bill. … Continue reading
A lawsuit challenging Hawaii’s new legislative and U.S. House district boundaries will be settled by a 3-judge U.S. District Court. See this story. When the districts were drawn up, the state used census data but deleted students and members of … Continue reading
On April 10, the South Dakota Democratic Party filed a lawsuit in state court to place two of its members on the June 5 Democratic primary ballot. See this story. The two candidates, both seeking legislative seats, had miniscule errors … Continue reading
On April 10, Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman signed LB 1035, which makes it easier for a party to remain ballot-qualified. Nebraska is the second state to pass such a bill this year; the first such state was Utah. The old … Continue reading
