Florida’s Secretary of State Just Ordered an Unprecedented Double Recount
Andrew Gillum, Florida’s Democratic candidate for governor, withdraws his concession at a news conference in Tallahassee on Saturday. Steve Cannon/AP Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. Florida’s Republican Secretary of State Ken Detzner is ordering an unprecedented recount of both the state’s Senate and governor’s races. Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic candidate…
A Good Climate Policy Rises Above Politics
Britta Pedersen/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. This story was originally published by Grist and appears here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As the results of the midterms continue to trickle in, one thing is clear: Bipartisan climate action in the US is over. For decades, there’s been the dream that one…
The Most Extreme Wing of the House GOP Just Got More Powerful
Members of the House Freedom Caucus, (L-R) Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI), Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) and Chairman Mark Meadows (R-NC) participate in a Politico Playbook Breakfast interview in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson/Getty Images Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. For the first time in eight years, the House of Representatives has turned…
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,…
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…
It’s 2018 and Abolishing Slavery Is on the Ballot in Colorado
mediaphotos/Getty Looking for news you can trust?Subscribe to our free newsletters. On Tuesday, Colorado voters will head to the polls to decide whether or not slavery should be abolished in the state. Right now, the Colorado constitution includes an 1876 provision that allows convicted criminals to work for no pay. Proponents argue it’s an important step in leaving behind the state’s racist…