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Tag: State Legislatures
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Tricia Cotham Switches Parties, Giving Republicans Veto-Proof Majority
The change in allegiances by a Democratic state representative gave Republicans narrow veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the legislature, allowing them to bypass Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat.
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North Carolina Democrat Leaves Party, Giving Republicans Veto-Proof Majority
The change in allegiances by a Democratic state representative gave Republicans narrow veto-proof majorities in both chambers of the legislature, allowing them to bypass Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat.
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Wisconsin’s High-Stakes Supreme Court Race: What to Watch
The election for a swing seat on the court is likely to determine whether abortion remains illegal in Wisconsin, as well as the future of the state’s heavily gerrymandered political maps.
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What Decades of Providing Trans Health Care Have Taught Me
The field of transgender medicine is every bit as objective- and outcome-driven as any other specialty in medicine.