The Beverage Industry Has Figured Out a Legal End Run Around Soda Taxes
FangXiaNuo/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Voters in the state of Washington just said yes to a measure that will prevent cities there from enacting “soda taxes”—levies on sugar-sweetened beverages, like the one that passed in Seattle earlier this year. Oregon, meanwhile, said no to a similar initiative. Both measures,…
Nevada Just Elected a Democratic Governor for the First Time Since 1994
Former Vice President Joe Biden rallies with Steve Sisolak after speaking at the Culinary Workers Union to kick early voting. Larry Burton/ZUMA Wire Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. In a race that had been a toss-up in the polls leading up to the election, Steve Sisolak defeated Republican Adam Laxalt…
Democrat Jacky Rosen Just Won Dean Heller’s Nevada Senate Seat
Jacky Rosen speaks in Las Vegas in October.Bill Clark/Congressional Quarterly/Newscom via ZUMA Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Republican Sen. Dean Heller conceded to Democratic challenger Jacky Rosen in Nevada’s US Senate race. It was the only seat in the chamber Democrats picked up Tuesday after a string of other losses.…
Stacey Abrams Gives a Powerful Early Morning Speech as Georgia Governor Race Remains Too Close to Call
Stephen B. Morton/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Democrat Stacey Abrams, who is running against secretary of state Brian Kemp for governor in Georgia, gave a rousing speech to her supporters who had hung on for hours watching the incredibly close race. She quickly made clear she was not giving…
Alabama Voters Just Approved a Sweeping Anti-Abortion Amendment
Mother Jones illustration; Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Abortion rights were on the ballot in three states today: Alabama, West Virginia, and Oregon. In a blow to pro-choice advocates, Alabamans and West Virginians each voted in favor of stricter anti-abortion policies. In Oregon, widely considered the country’s most pro-choice…
Devin Nunes, “Trump’s Stooge,” Holds Onto His Seat
Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) Bill Clark/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. After the toughest campaign of his political life, Rep. Devin Nunes (R-Calif.), known for being one of President Donald Trump’s most ardent defenders in Congress, has held onto his seat in California’s 22nd District. His opponent, Fresno prosecutor Andrew…