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Tulsi Gabbard’s birthplace could create political fodder in national campaign

By Sophie Cocke scocke@staradvertiser.com on December 16, 2018
• Updated on  December 18, 2018 at 3:45 pm
By Sophie Cocke scocke@staradvertiser.com Posted on December 16, 2018
• Updated on  December 18, 2018 at 3:45 pm
Being born in American Samoa, where Gabbard lived until the age of 2, elicits unsettled constitutional questions about what it means to be a “natural-born citizen,” a requirement for the presidency, according to legal scholars. Read More
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As Florida recount wraps up, Democrat Andrew Gillum concedes in gubernatorial race

Associated Press on November 17, 2018 •
• Updated on  November 17, 2018 at 1:51 pm
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Associated Press Posted on November 17, 2018 •
• Updated on  November 17, 2018 at 1:51 pm
Gillum, in a video that he posted on Facebook, congratulated Republican Ron DeSantis but vowed to remain politically active although he gave no clues as his future plans. His term as Tallahassee mayor ends next week. Read More

Alaska’s governor-elect to be sworn in above Arctic Circle, a first for the state

Associated Press on November 17, 2018
• Updated on  November 17, 2018 at 11:10 am
Associated Press Posted on November 17, 2018
• Updated on  November 17, 2018 at 11:10 am
Alaska is the only U.S. state with areas above the Arctic Circle, and historians and others knew of no other governors sworn in to office in the region known for its icy waters and extreme conditions. Read More

Hand recount adds to Florida’s reputation for bungling elections

Associated Press on November 17, 2018
• Updated on  November 17, 2018 at 10:27 am
Associated Press Posted on November 17, 2018
• Updated on  November 17, 2018 at 10:27 am
With races for U.S. Senate and governor still undecided, the state’s latest recount only adds to its reputation for bungling elections. Read More
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Florida begins hand recount in tight U.S. Senate race

Associated Press on November 16, 2018 •
• Updated on  November 16, 2018 at 8:32 am
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Associated Press Posted on November 16, 2018 •
• Updated on  November 16, 2018 at 8:32 am
Under state law, a hand review is required when the victory margin is 0.25 percentage points or less. Read More

Women elected in record numbers in state legislative races

Associated Press on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Associated Press Posted on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 15, 2018 at 12:00 pm
More than 2,000 women will serve in state legislatures when those chambers convene for their upcoming sessions, representing roughly a quarter of all state lawmakers across the country. Read More
 

California restricts popular pesticide already banned in Hawaii

By Brian Melley / Associated Press on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 15, 2018 at 10:39 am
By Brian Melley / Associated Press Posted on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 15, 2018 at 10:39 am
Hawaii passed legislation this year to become the first state to will ban the use of the pesticide, effective in January. Read More

Federal judge calls Florida ‘laughing stock of the world’

Associated Press on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 15, 2018 at 9:52 am
Associated Press Posted on November 15, 2018
• Updated on  November 15, 2018 at 9:52 am
The state law on recounts appears to violate the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that decided the presidency in 2000. Read More

Recounts ordered in Florida Senate, governor races

Associated Press on November 10, 2018
Associated Press Posted on November 10, 2018
The Florida secretary of state ordered recounts in the U.S. Senate and governor races, an unprecedented review of two major races in the state that took five weeks to decide the 2000 presidential election. Read More
 

Florida voters choose to phase out greyhound racing by 2021

Associated Press on November 8, 2018
• Updated on  November 8, 2018 at 11:38 am
Associated Press Posted on November 8, 2018
• Updated on  November 8, 2018 at 11:38 am
The state voted 69 to 31 percent Tuesday, Nov. 6, to pass Amendment 13, which bans the sport beginning on Jan. 1, 2021. Read More

Georgia’s Democratic candidate for governor vows to fight on

Associated Press on November 8, 2018
Associated Press Posted on November 8, 2018
Republican Brian Kemp resigned today as Georgia’s secretary of state, a day after his campaign said he had captured enough votes to become governor. His Democratic rival, Stacey Abrams, refused to concede and her campaign demanded that state officials “count every single vote.” Read More

Trump administration finalizes birth control opt-out policy

Associated Press on November 7, 2018
Associated Press Posted on November 7, 2018
A day after Republicans expanded their Senate majority, the Trump administration today finalized a policy change that allows some employers with religious or moral objections to opt out of providing no-cost birth control for female workers. Read More
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Ballot count not yet finished in Georgia governor’s race

Associated Press on November 7, 2018 •
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Associated Press Posted on November 7, 2018 •
Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp are in a tense standoff as the fate of the Georgia governor’s race remains unresolved, leaving the potential of litigation and a December runoff. Read More
 
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Pimp Dennis Hof wins Nevada legislative race after death

Associated Press on November 7, 2018 •
• Updated on  November 7, 2018 at 12:27 pm
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Associated Press Posted on November 7, 2018 •
• Updated on  November 7, 2018 at 12:27 pm
A Nevada brothel owner and reality TV star who died last month after fashioning himself as a Donald Trump-style Republican candidate has won a heavily GOP state legislative district. Read More

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