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Amina Osman protests Georgia state Sen. Michael Williams's "Deportation Bus" that reads "Fill this bus with illegals." She has been a resident of Clarkston, Ga. for nine years and is a refugee from Somalia.

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Georgia Candidate For Governor Doesn't Plan To Use 'Deportation Bus' To Deport Anyone

8:44pm May 16, 2018

by Johnny Kauffman

This week Georgia state Senator and gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams released a campaign video featuring his "Deportation Bus." The side of it reads, "Fill this bus with illegals."

Travis County Clerk Dana Debeauvoir speaks to the media at the Early Voting Mega Center at Austin in October 2016. Debeauvoir has spent a decade trying to create a more secure electronic touchscreen voting system.

Many Electronic Voting Machines Are Insecure. One County Is Trying To Fix That

8:34am May 13, 2018

by Ashley Lopez

Most electronic voting machines don't create a paper trail but voting officials in Austin are trying to marry the convenience of electronic machines with a paper trail that can be audited.

Brian Kemp, Georgia's Secretary of State, points a gun at a young man in one of his ads for his campaign for governor. It's spurred national outrage.

After Parkland, Some Republicans Try To Outdo Each Other On Gun Rights In Primaries

4:38pm May 08, 2018

by Johnny Kauffman

One campaign ad in Georgia, in which the candidate for governor points a gun at a young man, has spurred national outrage. Clinging to gun rights has been a strategy in some GOP primary races.

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Dennis Kucinich greets voters at the West Side Market in Cleveland. He surprised voters and his opponents with his late candidacy for governor.

National

Progressive, Or ... More Progressive? Ohio Democrats Choose Candidate For Governor

7:58am May 07, 2018

by M.L. Schultze

Rich Cordray was thought to be a shoo-in as the democratic nominee for governor. Then along came Dennis Kucinich. Now, these two well-known progressives are vying for Tuesday's nomination.

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The Delaware Capitol building, Dover, De.

National

Delaware Expected To Be The First State To Ban Child Marriage Outright

8:35pm May 03, 2018

by Sarah Mueller

Gov. John Carney is expected to sign the bill lawmakers passed that would make Delaware the first state in the nation to ban anyone under the age of 18 from getting married, no exceptions.

Massachusetts State Senate President Stan Rosenberg, left.

What You Should Know About The Decline Of This Powerful Massachusetts Politician

1:48pm May 02, 2018

by Steve Brown

What's next for Massachusetts State Senator Stan Rosenberg, whose husband has been charged with sexual assault, criminal lewdness and distributing nude photos without consent?

Campaign staff member Aisha Chughtai (left) speaks with Erin Murphy (center), a Democratic candidate for Minnesota governor, at the campaign's St. Paul headquarters as colleague Charles Cox looks on. Chughtai and Cox are members of a newly formed campaign

Politics & Government

Long Hours, Low Pay Push Some Democratic Campaign Workers To Unionize

3:22pm April 22, 2018

by Brian Bakst

"It's been far too long that workers in this industry have been exploited," said Ihaab Syed, the secretary of the Campaign Workers Guild.

Democratic candidate Hiral Tipirneni campaigns in Arizona's 8th Congressional District northwest of Phoenix. Tipirneni faces Republican Debbie Lesko in a special election next week.

Politics & Government

After Special Election Upsets, GOP Takes Nothing For Granted In Arizona Race

10:03am April 20, 2018

by Bret Jaspers

It's a congressional district that is considered as red as the sun is bright, but Democrats hope they can pull off another surprise upset like their victory in Pennsylvania last month.

A dozen states have moved or are moving to automatic voting registration.

Politics & Government

Reducing Voters' Paperwork Might Expand The Voter Rolls

6:06am April 19, 2018

by Mary Plummer

By next year, more than a quarter of all Americans will live in states where they no longer have to fill out registration forms in order to cast a ballot.

New York House candidate Tedra Cobb visits with Gordon Miller and other Vermont residents at a cafe in Burlington, Vt. "We can't vote," Miller said of the New York race, "but certainly we can provide financial support."

Liberal Vermonters Look Across The Border To Sway Upstate New York Voters

1:15pm April 12, 2018

by Brian Mann

Since their own delegation already votes with the Democrats, progressive Vermonters are trying to influence a key House race in upstate New York.

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