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state legislatures moving rightward
Published: Saturday, May 25th, 2024 @ 7:07 pm
By: John Steed
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In 2023, it seemed that a war against women was happening. Roe v. Wade was repealed after 50 years of precedent. Governors and Legislatures across the country put the clamps on abortion.
Published: Saturday, March 23rd, 2024 @ 2:33 pm
By: Lib Campbell
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The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in Moore v. Harper, 6-3, that state courts can review congressional election maps drawn by legislatures. The ruling affirms a 2022 decision by North Carolina's Supreme Court.
Published: Saturday, September 9th, 2023 @ 10:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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In what has to be a landmark decision the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that state legislatures do not have unchecked power over federal elections.
Published: Thursday, July 27th, 2023 @ 1:44 am
By: Tom Campbell
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Revolution of the States: Conservative states are more likely than liberal ones to have "open primaries," allowing Democrats to vote in Republican primaries and contributing do deep-red states electing moderate Republicans.
Published: Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 @ 1:02 am
By: Daily Wire
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The United States Supreme Court has already ruled equal representation of counties in state legislatures to be unconstitutional.
Published: Saturday, April 1st, 2023 @ 4:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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The U.S. Constitution grants state legislatures the power to regulate congressional redistricting
Published: Saturday, December 24th, 2022 @ 8:25 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Joins Fight to Uphold the Will of Voters by Allowing State Legislatures to Properly Defend Their Laws
Published: Wednesday, January 19th, 2022 @ 3:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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With election reform bills working their way state legislatures across the country, how do voters feel about those reforms?
Published: Sunday, April 4th, 2021 @ 10:23 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Learning loss and how to deal with it continues to be a major topic of discussion in legislatures across the country.
Published: Saturday, February 27th, 2021 @ 9:27 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Two Former Republican Legislators Each Shot Dead - In Unrelated Incidents - Within Day Of Each OtherIn a disturbing coincidence, two former state senators – both Republicans – were shot and killed in separate, unrelated incidents in the past week.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 @ 2:47 pm
By: Daily Wire
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The Senate has overwhelmingly passed Senate Bill 86, which could make high-quality, affordable health care insurance available to tens of thousands of North Carolina residents lacking coverage.
Published: Tuesday, March 26th, 2019 @ 10:01 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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A proposal before the General Assembly would petition Congress to call a convention of states that would entertain constitutional amendments that, if enacted by the convention, would be sent to state legislatures for ratification.
Published: Tuesday, April 7th, 2015 @ 4:33 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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About one-third of all freshmen are enrolled each year in a remedial class. Yet current remedial methods are not very effective. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, a mere 17 percent of four-year students enrolled in remedial reading and 27 percent of four-year students...
Published: Sunday, December 7th, 2014 @ 12:58 am
By: John William Pope Center
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More and more frequently courts have become not just arbiters but de facto legislators of laws. Perhaps we can blame this on a stagnant Congress, partisan legislatures or a more litigious society, but courts on both state and federal levels have become increasingly important in all phases of our lif
Published: Saturday, October 11th, 2014 @ 10:05 am
By: Tom Campbell
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When governors and state legislatures make their economies freer - through tax relief, regulatory relief, and labor-market reforms - who stands to benefit?
Published: Monday, September 15th, 2014 @ 1:10 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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An grass-roots group that backs school choice has asked the state Senate to shift $20 million it targeted for film incentives toward vouchers that would help low-income children attend private schools.
Published: Monday, July 21st, 2014 @ 10:22 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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You've heard it from the Left. You've heard it from the press and on TV. It's all over the Internet. The Voter Suppression Act. Disenfranchised voters. One of the nation's most restrictive voter ID laws. Sweeping. Controversial. Restrictive. Fiercely contested. Assault on democracy.
Published: Sunday, September 8th, 2013 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Because much of my national writing on politics centers on state governors and legislatures, I am on the email lists for Democratic and Republican committees aimed at increasing their party's power in state capitals.
Published: Saturday, November 17th, 2012 @ 6:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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