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Axios Finish Line: Normal America

Most Americans never touch Twitter or tune into cable TV.

Axios

Christie: Trump reruns would be worse than original show

Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says former President Donald Trump's policy and character failures would only grow if he returns to the White House

The Independent UK

Moment Ohio lawmaker shuts down anti-abortion campaigner who attacked mother of 10-year-old rape victim

Child had to travel to Indiana for an abortion because of her home state’s near-total ban

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Election legislation roundup: Indiana General Assembly

As of April 16, members of the Indiana General Assembly, which includes the Indiana House of Representatives and the Indiana State Senate, have passed five bills related to election administration since the beginning of the year. Of those five bills, legislators passed one during the week of April 10-16. A…

Ballotpedia

Texas Senate approves bill that would end faculty tenure at public universities

Senate Bill 18 faces an uphill battle at the Texas House, where Speaker Dade Phelan has expressed concerns with completely eliminating the commonplace job protection.

The Texas Tribune

McCarthy at risk of falling short on GOP votes for debt ceiling bill

“The Freedom Caucus plan is wagging the conference dog,” one House Republican told Axios.

Axios

Mayor-elect warned: don’t mess with City Council reorganization

Finance Committee Chair Scott Waguespack is among the committee chairs who could be pushed out in favor of more chairs loyal to Mayor-elect Brandon Johnson.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Texas Senate moves to end countywide voting on Election Day

Voters in nearly 100 counties — mostly rural — can vote at any polling site in their county. The sponsor, without offering evidence, said the practice was not secure despite years of successful elections in Texas with the system.

The Texas Tribune

Gov. Laura Kelly vetoes 4 GOP bills aimed at regulating the lives of transgender Kansans

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed four bills Thursday that would have regulated the lives of transgender Kansans, dictating what spaces they are welcome in and the health care they can access.

Tribune News Service

Republicans urge tweaks to House debt limit bill ahead of vote

WASHINGTON — Republicans from both edges of the party are pushing for changes to a leadership-assembled debt limit bill, but Speaker Kevin McCarthy and his team appear hesitant to open it back up ahead of a planned vote next week.

Tribune News Service

Transgender lawmaker silenced by Montana House speaker

Montana's Republican House speaker refused to allow a transgender lawmaker to speak on a bill two days after a group of conservative lawmakers said she should be censured for emotional testimony on another bill seeking to ban gender-affirming care for transgender youth

The Independent UK

Joe Biden to announce US Presidency bid to fight disgraced Donald Trump's comeback

Biden, 80, has repeatedly said he intends to run for a second term but advisers say he has felt little need to jump into campaigning because he faces no significant opposition to his party's nomination

Daily Mirror

Public schools would have to display Ten Commandments under bill passed by Texas Senate

The Senate also passed a bill that would set prayer and Bible reading times during the school day.

The Texas Tribune

Arizona GOP loses bid to undo $18K in fees over 2020 lawsuit

An appeals court has rejected a bid by the Arizona Republican Party and its lawyers to undo $18,000 in attorneys’ fees that they were ordered to pay for bringing one of the party’s failed lawsuits challenging President Joe Biden’s 2020 victory in the state

The Independent UK

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How lawmakers can create fair voting maps for Chicago’s elected school board

Lawmakers have until July 1 to draw maps for school board elections in 2024. The process must be transparent, and the maps should reflect the city’s racial makeup, two parent activists write.

The Independent UK

Defense rests at sedition trial for Proud Boys leaders

Defense attorneys have finished presenting their trial testimony for the landmark case against former Proud Boys national leader Enrique Tarrio and four lieutenants charged with plotting to stop the peaceful transfer of presidential power after the 2020 election

Reason

College Debate Team Comes Out Against Debate

James Madison University's debate team says that "free speech should not extend to requiring us to platform or amplify ideas that are exclusionary, discriminatory, or hostile."

Salon

Manchin blasts Biden, praises McCarthy

West Virginia "maverick" applauds Kevin McCarthy's proposal as "the only bill actually moving through Congress"

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Ballotpedia

Election legislation roundup: Wisconsin State Assembly

As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked six election-related bills in the Wisonsin State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the six, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is below:

The Independent UK

Anti-abortion group blasts Trump over federal ban comments

A major anti-abortion group is blasting former President Donald Trump, saying his contention that abortion restrictions should be left up to individual states, not the federal government, is a “morally indefensible position for a self-proclaimed pro-life presidential candidate.”

The Independent UK

Kansas governor vetoes bills on trans youth care, bathrooms

Kansas’ Democratic governor has vetoed two major Republican proposals for rolling back transgender rights

Tribune News Service

Biden wants to run in 2024. He’s just making everyone wait a little longer

President Joe Biden is not yet a declared candidate for reelection, but he is acting like one.

Ballotpedia

Election legislation roundup: New York State Assembly

As of April 16, Ballotpedia has tracked 161 election-related bills in the New York State Assembly since the beginning of the year. Of the 161, Ballotpedia tracked one from April 10-16. Democrats sponsored the bill. The one bill is:

Axios

Democratic anxiety emerges over Biden's debt ceiling stance

"I respect the White House position, but not in perpetuity."

Texas Observer

Turning Anti-Asian Hate into Law

A pair of bills, SB 147 and SB 711, could restrict people like the author's father from owning property, based on where he was born.

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