jp observer: want a better president, better elections? states need to
(Maine and Nebraska have wisely chosen not to practice WTA; they apportion votes according to actual results among the electors.) . ..…
split senate delegations less common in recent years
In Senate, states that have centrist split delegations include Maine, West Virginia and North Dakota .. ..…
trump nominates kavanaugh for supreme court
Susan Collins of Maine and Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, to oppose any nominee who threatens Roe v. ..…
voting is seen as a 'privilege' not a 'right' as states find new ways
Currently, only two states – Maine and Vermont – do not strip voting rights for committing a felony or serving a prison term. ... As the argument goes, Maine and Vermont do not have felony disenfranchisement laws because they do not have significant African American communities. ..…
led by victims, tens of thousands march nationwide against kavanaugh
Susan Collins, R-Maine. . “In 1999, I was a junior and I was on the debate team,” one woman told aides to Sen. ..…
monthly review
His notes on Henry Sumner Maine’s . Lectures on the Early History of Institutions . and Ludwig Lange’s . ... The Ethnological Notebooks of Karl Marx (Studies of Morgan, Phear, Maine, Lubbock) . ..…
obama-backed committee to invest millions to target elections in 11
On its watch list are ballot initiatives Arizona, Missouri, South Dakota and Utah the governor's and state Senate races Maine and the governor's, state Senate and state House races New Hampshire.. ..…
voice shaking, ford tells her kavanaugh assault story
Susan Collins, R-Maine, expressed concern, in private meeting with senators Wednesday, about the accuser, according to person with knowledge of the gathering. ..…
cap on the state and local tax deduction likely to affect states
For example, the Northeast group includes states with large populations such as Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey, and some with smaller populations, including New Hampshire, Maine, and Vermont. ... Maine . . . Virginia . . . Pennsylvania . . . Nebraska . . . Ohio . . . ..…
high drama as kavanaugh, ford hearing underway
Susan Collins, R-Maine, expressed concern, in private meeting with senators Wednesday, about the accuser, according to person with knowledge of the gathering. ..…
states’ economic expansion picks up after lull
The other slowest-growing states, with annualized rates of less than 1 percent, were Illinois and Mississippi Missouri and Rhode Island and six with 0.9 percent growth Alabama, Louisiana, Maine, Nevada, New Mexico, and West Virginia .. ..…
most and least religious u.s. states
Mississippi, Alabama and other Southern states are among the most highly religious states in the nation, while New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Vermont and Maine New England are among the devout, according to some of the key measures used to determine levels of in Pew Research Center's most..…
from germany to mexico: how america's source of immigrants has changed
Canada is the top country of birth for immigrants Maine, Montana, New Hampshire, Vermont and North Dakota. ..…
lawyers ask court of appeals to overturn death penalty law
He fled to Kittery, Maine, where he killed Lori E. Ward, 25, a motel clerk. ..…
school choice gets needed boost from supreme court
Maine's Rep. James G. Blaine, Republican leader during the Grant administration, unsuccessfully tried in 1875 to pass a federal law like Massachusetts', but states adopted their own 'Blaine laws.' . ..…
bush spares libby from prison term
In a late-afternoon statement, released shortly after Bush's return from a Maine summit with Russian President Vladimir V. ..…
unauthorized immigrant population rises in 7 states, falls in 14
The population was too small to permit analysis of the statistical significance of the in seven states Maine, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia and Wyoming. ..…
state unauthorized immigrant populations
Among all immigrants, the share who were unauthorized in 2012 ranged widely by state, from 6% (Maine) to 45% (Arkansas). ..…
state legislation restricting use of foreign or religious law
Maine . Massachusetts . Michigan . Minnesota . Mississippi . Missouri . ... HP 811 / LD 1076 (“An Act To Protect Maine Laws under the United States Constitution and the Constitution of Maine”) . ..…
the uptake
Maine (1) . Maryland (3) . Massachusetts (12) . Michigan (14) . ..…
only three states score higher than d+ in state integrity
The bottom includes many western states that champion limited government, like Nevada, South Dakota and Wyoming, and also others, such as Maine, Delaware and dead-last Michigan, .. ..…
marriage equality opposed by religious organizations in washington
Voters in Maine, Maryland, and Minnesota will also be voting on same-sex marriage this November. . ..…
mn sex offender bill creating misinformed “panicky situation”
Maine (1) . Maryland (3) . Massachusetts (12) . Michigan (14) . ..…
iv. state settlement patterns
These states are Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina,..…
minnesota 9/11 truth shares capitol with remembrance celebration
Minnesota Truth rallied in the rotunda of Minnesota State Capitol as the celebration proceeded on the main steps. ... There are many parallels to their plight to be heard, they say The Kennedy assassination story was alleged to be conspiracy, Maine in 1898 has been rewritten many times,..…
the same-sex future
Maine enacted a same-sex marriage law on May 6, 2009. On June 3, New Hampshire followed suit. ... In Maine, opponents of same-sex marriage have vowed that they will seek to overturn the actions of their state representatives by popular referendum. ..…
behind the scenes of congressman pete stark’s announcement
Doran, president of School Board Berkeley, California Nancy Glista on School Committee Franklin, Maine and Michael Cerone, Town Meeting Member from Arlington, Massachusetts. ( Is not it amazing that only one person elected to office has felt safe to come out as nontheist. ..…
amp publishers group
From his roots South Berwick, Maine, to his doctoral study at Columbia University, where. 308 pages ISBN 978-0-931888-88-5. ..…
half of us states say no to syria refugees
. -- Maine . -- Massachusetts . -- Michigan . -- Mississippi . -- Nebraska . -- New Hampshire . -- New Jersey . -- New Mexico . -- North Carolina . -- Ohio . -- Oklahoma . -- South Carolina . -- Tennessee . -- Texas . -- Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..…
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