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by Isabel Miller | Nov 4, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday pushed back against the argument made by Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., that the reconciliation package should not contain the paid family and medical leave program. “We can afford it. It’s universal. It’s a...
by Cristobella Durrette | Nov 4, 2021 | Politics
Here’s how members of Wisconsin’s congressional delegation voted on major issues during the week of Nov. 1, 2021. HOUSE SOVEREIGN DEBT CONTRACT CAPACITY ACT: Voting 391 for and 29 against, the House on Monday required (HR 4111) the Secretary of the Treasury to direct...
by Jay Shakur | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Politics
MANASSAS, Va. — Education dominated concerns for many voters in Virginia as GOP gubernatorial hopeful Glenn Youngkin has leaned into conservative outrage over mandates and Critical Race Theory, which polls have suggested might put him in the governor’s mansion. “The...
by Medill News Service | Nov 2, 2021 | Featured, Politics, Topics
Voters in Virginia spoke with our reporters on Election Day about the state’s neck-and-neck governor’s race. This report was published in conjunction with USA Today. 8:00 p.m. By Cristobella Durrette RICHMOND, VIRGINIA — Voters across the Richmond area...
by Jeannie Michele Kopstein | Nov 1, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON — The Virginia Governor’s race is neck and neck as voters head to the ballot box on Tuesday. Former Democratic governor Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin have been battling it out across the state for months, campaigning on the issues of...
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by Annie Klingenberg | Nov 1, 2021 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments on a Texas law that effectively bans abortion after six weeks. This is the first of two major abortion cases on the Court’s docket this term. This case was focused on the enforcement mechanism in Texas SB8...
