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Democrats lost a lot of ground in statehouses under Barack Obama’s presidency. In the 2018 midterms, they started to get some of it back — but they’ve still got a lot of catching up to do. Democrats took control of…
Utah voters during Tuesday’s midterm election approved Proposition 2, legalizing medical marijuana in a dependably conservative state. Utah’s Proposition 2 allows patients to obtain medical marijuana cards via a doctor’s office for certain qualifying conditions, such as HIV/AIDS, cancer, chronic…
More than 150 years after the ratification of the US Constitution’s 13th Amendment, Colorado has officially abolished slavery. Coloradans voted Tuesday for Amendment A, a measure removing language in the state constitution that allowed prison labor without pay. Colorado is…
Voters in Missouri on Tuesday approved a ballot measure legalizing medical marijuana. In a bizarre situation, Missouri had three ballot initiatives regarding medical marijuana. But voters approved only one of the measures: Amendment 2. All of the measures would legalize…
Republican Kristi Noem beat out Democrat Billie Sutton in the unexpectedly close South Dakota governor’s race, and she will be sworn in next year as the first woman elected to the state’s highest office. Republicans have held the South Dakota…
Michigan voters approved Proposal 1 on Tuesday, legalizing marijuana in the state, NBC News reports. With the vote, Michigan will become the first state in the Midwest to fully legalize marijuana. Michigan’s Proposal 1 will let people 21 and older…
