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November 7, 2023 11:29 PM

Houston mayor's race goes to runoff election

Houston, the fourth largest U.S. city, will have a runoff election between longtime Democratic State Senator John Whitmire and Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

by Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media

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November 7, 2023 11:25 PM

Virginia Democrats win full control of the state legislature, AP reports

Democrats consolidated their power in the state legislature and will act as a counterweight to Gov. Glenn Youngkin's policy agenda.

by Jahd Khalil

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November 7, 2023 9:45 PM

St. Louis Park elects Minnesota’s first Somali mayor — Nadia Mohamed

Only one other Somali mayor had been identified in the United States in the lead up to Tuesday’s election.

by Hibah Ansari

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November 7, 2023 9:40 PM

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Israel-Hamas war comments

The House voted late Tuesday night to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., over her comments related to Israel and Palestinians.

by Claudia Grisales

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November 7, 2023 8:51 PM

Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so

Ohio voters approved a proposal legalizing recreational marijuana on Tuesday, defying Republican legislative leaders who had failed to pass the proposed law.

by The Associated Press

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November 7, 2023 8:09 PM

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment on Tuesday that ensures access to abortion and other forms of reproductive health care, the latest victory for abortion rights supporters since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last year.

by The Associated Press

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November 7, 2023 6:50 PM

‘My voice matters’: Felons vote at polls for first time after voting rights restored

Tuesday marked the first time roughly 55,000 Minnesotans with a convicted felony were able to go to the polls after having their voting rights restored in June.

by Nicole Ki

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November 7, 2023 4:40 PM

High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers

If so, the decision would be a small retreat from the Supreme Court's sweeping decision on gun rights last year.

by Nina Totenberg

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November 7, 2023 3:29 PM

An exonerated 'Central Park Five' member will win a seat on the New York City Council

Yusef Salaam was one of five Black and Latino teens who were wrongly imprisoned for raping a jogger in 1989 before their convictions were overturned in 2002.

by The Associated Press

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November 7, 2023 2:38 PM

Election Tuesday: A check-in from the Minneapolis polls

Off-year, local elections tend to see much lower turnout than presidential and statewide races. But their results still have a big impact on Minnesotans’ lives. Listen for an update from the Minneapolis polls here.

by Cathy Wurzer, Gretchen Brown and Kyra Miles

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Politics and Government News

Houston mayor's race goes to runoff election

Virginia Democrats win full control of the state legislature, AP reports

St. Louis Park elects Minnesota’s first Somali mayor — Nadia Mohamed

House votes to censure Rep. Rashida Tlaib for Israel-Hamas war comments

Ohio votes to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use, becoming 24th state to do so

Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights

‘My voice matters’: Felons vote at polls for first time after voting rights restored

High court seems likely to uphold law banning guns for accused domestic abusers

An exonerated 'Central Park Five' member will win a seat on the New York City Council

Election Tuesday: A check-in from the Minneapolis polls

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