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One thing Republicans plan to do if they win the election? Fully reopen the Capitol

WASHINGTON — As election watchers imagine what the Hill will look like after the midterms, they may start with the bustle in the hallways. The Capitol could fully reopen to the public as soon as January if Republicans win a majority.

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One thing Republicans plan to do if they win the election? Fully reopen the Capitol - Roll Call

The Capitol could throw open its doors to the public again as soon as January if Republicans win a majority — but security remains a concern.

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Union Station: Illinois voters to decide whether to adopt collective bargaining amendment

Note: With the election around the corner, we’ll be taking a break from Union Station next week and helping support our results team efforts. The next edition of Union Station will arrive on Nov. 18. In the meantime, visit Ballotpedia for next week’s election results and ongoing analysis.

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Kelly and Schmidt remain in dead heat in race for Kansas governor, new poll says

A week before Election Day, Kansas Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly and Republican Attorney General Derek Schmidt remain essentially tied in the race for governor, according to a new poll released Wednesday.

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‘I had my son on my hip’: How this congresswoman from Delaware landed her first internship

WASHINGTON — When Lisa Blunt Rochester went to a town hall meeting in the late 1980s, she wasn’t necessarily looking for a job. She just wanted to hear what her elected officials had to say.

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What’s next for staffer unions on the Hill?

Staff for Rep. Cori Bush began voting to form a union Tuesday. The Missouri Democrat’s team is expected to become the fifth unionized office since a congressional organizing campaign launched publicly this year.

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‘I had my son on my hip’: How this congresswoman landed her first internship - Roll Call

Lisa Blunt Rochester was holding her toddler, but she didn’t let that stop her from walking up to Tom Carper after a local event.

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What’s next for staffer unions on the Hill? - Roll Call

All eyes may be on the campaign trail, but union action continues on the Hill. Organizers see “momentum” as another office takes a vote.

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My New The Hill Article on How Arlington, VA Battle over "Missing Middle" Housing is a Microcosm of Broader National Struggle Against Exclusionary Zoning

Barack Obama could have been referring to our community, when he said that “[t]he most liberal communities in the country aren’t that liberal when it comes to affordable housing.”

Reason

Ambitious plans to widen the scope of the Craigie Hill Golf Club site in Perth

Members have been brought up to speed on the progress being made on positive engagement with key organisations

Daily Record

The family of slain Palestinian American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh demands justice

It's been over five months since Abu Akleh was killed on the job, most likely by Israeli forces. Her niece tells Morning Edition about her aunt's legacy and her family's campaign for accountability.

WEKU

Staffers in Rep. Andy Levin’s office sign first union contract - Roll Call

“I get very emotional about it,” says the departing Michigan Democrat, who hopes the contract can be a model for others in the House.

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Beto O’Rourke championed bipartisanship in Congress. It wouldn’t be that easy as governor.

Democrats were in the minority the entire time O’Rourke was in Congress. He says that experience working across the aisle prepares him to be governor of a red state.

The Texas Tribune

The disillusionment of a reporter in DC

I moved to DC in 2006 to work for a senator. I left in 2022 in the prime of my journalism career. I had seen enough

Salon

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Staffers for Rep. Melanie Stansbury vote to unionize - Roll Call

“We are witnessing a historic moment right now on Capitol Hill,” the New Mexico Democrat said, as her office joined a small but growing list.

The Texas Tribune

Essay: The education and disillusionment of a young Texas reporter in D.C.

I moved to Washington in 2006 to work for a senator. I left in 2022 in the prime of my journalism career. I had seen enough.

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Sam McDowell: Kansas football is in new territory. But what’s the future for KU and Lance Leipold?

LAWRENCE, Kan. — By 4 p.m. Saturday, the field inside Kansas Memorial Stadium had been cleared, vacated by all but a couple of workers packing up items from the team benches. To the southwest, outside the stadium, a cleanup crew paced over what students here simply refer to as The…

Reason

Arizona Court of Appeals Temporarily Blocks Old Arizona Abortion Ban

The Hill (Jared Gans) reports: The Arizona Court of Appeals has temporarily blocked the state's more-than-a-century-old abortion ban [which bans all abortions "unless it is necessary to save [the woman's] life"] from being enforced after a judge had previously ruled it could be…. The abortion ban was originally enacted in…

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Biden's marijuana pardons limited, but spark legalization talk on Hill - Roll Call

President Joe Biden’s pardon for thousands of people convicted of possessing marijuana may have a limited impact on its own but pushes debate.

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Top House staffers are still overwhelmingly white, study finds

Only 18 percent of high-level aides are people of color — a boost from 2018, but not enough for Congress’ staff to look like America.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Jim Chalmers plays the tease as he pushes to change Stage 3 tax cuts

When Scott Morrison was treasurer he flew the kite for an increase in the GST. The debate ran a while, before then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull shut it down. It was all too hard.

The Independent UK

Fishermen caught cheating with weights in catches won tens of thousands of dollars in other competitions

Jake Runyan and Chase Cominsky credited their previous success entirely to their skills

The Independent UK

Liz Cheney is sole Republican voice calling Trump out for ‘racist’ attack on Mitch McConnell’s wife Elaine Chao

“Nobody in my party will say that’s unacceptable,” says the January 6 committee vice chair

Tribune News Service

Meet the Republican team behind the House’s newest Democrat

WASHINGTON — Alex Ortiz thought he was done with Capitol Hill. After a decade as a staffer for “the representative for all Alaska,” Ortiz carried out the sad duty this spring of packing up Don Young’s office after the Republican’s sudden death — even at 88 years old, it still…

WEKU

This congressional staff became the first in U.S. history to form a union

The Congressional Workers Union announced Monday that the office of Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., has won their union election — the first one to do so on the Hill.

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