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How Jimmy Carter and Joe Biden built an enduring friendship

A long friendship between the two Democrats lasted in the decades since.

Axios

‘We will prosecute death threats’: Arizona’s new attorney general fights to protect election workers

As the state’s top prosecutor, Democrat Kris Mayes has the power to investigate voting crimes and bring charges against those who break election laws

The Guardian - US

Business and legislative leaders push to replace expired tax break with a new one

Business groups warned lawmakers that Texas could lose business to other states without something to replace the so-called Chapter 313 tax break, which gave some companies big breaks on school taxes.

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Biden runs into the Supreme Court buzz saw

The court is increasingly likely to strike down sweeping executive actions.

Axios

More states appear poised to expand voting access for people who were incarcerated

There are a number of state-level efforts to expand voting access to people with prior felony convictions. One measure is on the governor's desk in Minnesota.

WEKU

Powell’s debt-limit alarm echoes stealth lobbying effort in 2011

In the worst political showdown over the U.S. debt limit to date, a little-known former Treasury official in 2011 helped convince lawmakers that raising the ceiling was the only option. He’s back at it now, but from a much higher perch: chair of the Federal Reserve.

Tribune News Service

Julianna Goldman: Buttigieg isn’t in a position to be much help

Note to politicians with presidential aspirations: Joining the Cabinet makes the path that much harder. Just ask Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg.

Tribune News Service

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Editorial: Missouri could do right by pregnant mothers. Don’t let abortion politics mess it up

You know the old saying about hard-won progress being “two steps forward and one step back?” The Missouri General Assembly doesn’t often meet even that low standard when it comes to expanding Medicaid to the people who need it. State leaders in Jefferson City are on the cusp of delivering…

Tribune News Service

AP News Digest 3 am

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan.

The Independent UK

Push for clergy to report abuse stalls in deeply Mormon Utah

A push to mandate members of religious clergy report child sexual abuse when it's brought to their attention is facing pushback from churches throughout the United States

The Independent UK

As court debates student loans, borrowers see disconnect

Arguments at the Supreme Court over President Joe Biden's student debt cancellation left some borrowers feeling isolated as they heard such a personal subject reduced to cold legal language

The Independent UK

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes in bid for second term; runoff election set for 2 of her opponents

CHICAGO — Mayor Lori Lightfoot conceded defeat Tuesday night, ending her efforts for a second term and setting the stage for Cook County Commissioner Brandon Johnson to run against former Chicago Public Schools CEO Paul Vallas for Chicago mayor.

Chicago Tribune

In 4 years, Lori Lightfoot went from breakout political star to divisive leader of a city beset by pandemic, crime

CHICAGO — Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s failure to advance to a runoff election Tuesday represents an astonishing fall from power four years after she was ushered into City Hall with a promise of reform.

Chicago Tribune

City Council poised for big changes with multiple races up for grabs

At least 10 races for alderperson appear headed for runoffs in April — but uncounted mail-in ballots remain a wild card in many of the contests.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Ex-Gov. Jesse Ventura returns to Minnesota Capitol as marijuana legalization advocate

MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura broke the law to stop his wife's seizures.

Chicago Sun-Times

Analysis: How Lightfoot went from political rock star to rock bottom

Lightfoot was dealt a bad hand: the pandemic, civil unrest triggered by the murder of George Floyd and the violent crime wave after those demonstrations. But bad timing is too simple to explain her stunning political downfall.

Chicago Sun-Times

43rd Ward appears headed for a runoff, while 1st Ward Ald. La Spata’s lead may not be enough to avoid a second round there too

They were the exceptions in a night that otherwise went largely in the favor of sitting City Council members on the North and Northwest sides.

Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Lori Lightfoot was in a fight she couldn’t have won

With eight challengers vying for her seat, Lightfoot fought hard to stay in an elite club.

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It's a 'new day' in Harrisburg as Joanna McClinton becomes the first woman elected speaker of the Pa. House

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania lawmakers elected state Rep. Joanna McClinton as the first woman to become House speaker Tuesday, ending months of turmoil in the chamber after state Rep. Mark Rozzi resigned from the top job.

Chicago Sun-Times

Former prosecutor Bill Conway wins aldermanic race in newly drawn Fulton Market, West Loop ward

Across the city’s West Side, freshmen and longtime City Council members awaited results an hour and half after polls closed.

Tribune News Service

Georgia Senate panel passes bill to expand ability to challenge voters

A Georgia Senate committee approved a bill Tuesday that could allow voters to be disqualified based on an allegation that they had changed their address, which voting rights groups said could lead to mass disenfranchisement.

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot concedes defeat, setting stage for race to be between Brandon Johnson and Paul Vallas

Chicago Sun-Times

New faces from South Side head to Council runoffs, while three incumbents hold on

Incumbents Michelle Harris (8th), Anthony Beale (9th) and Jeanette Taylor (20th) had comfortable leads Tuesday evening. With a wide field of candidates, at least some races are expected to be headed to April 4 runoffs, preliminary returns show.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gardiner, Villegas headed to runoff as incumbents (mostly) cruise in Northwest Side wards

James Gardiner faced several scandals in his first term on the City Council; Jessica Gutierrez is poised for a runoff to replace Ariel Reboyras after falling 300 votes short in 2019.

Chicago Sun-Times

11th Ward Ald. Nicole Lee heads toward runoff

Early results showed Lee and her top challenger, Anthony Ciaravino, each with about 30% of the vote; In the 12th Ward, Anabel Abarca was trailing her challenger, Julia Ramirez.

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