The Malleable Conflicts of Interest in State Legislature Rules
In many states, laws and ethics rules allow representatives to advance bills that would benefit their own financial interests.
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Imagine There's No Majority
A new group aims to empower moderate politicians, but it's unclear how their success would affect government.
Abortion Restrictions, Religious Exemptions, and 5 Other Reproductive Rights Issues to Watch in 2015
Changes for abortion, contraception, and more top the agenda with Republicans in the majority in Congress and many state legislatures.
California Rejects Ban on Plastic Bags
Lawmakers struck down a bill that would have made California the first state in the union to ban plastic shopping bags.
Ranking States' Citizen Embarrassment Levels
Amid a rush of political scandals and missteps, we figure that some citizens are more embarrassed for their state than others. We look at the shameful headlines and determine where these states would rank on the citizen embarrassment level.
Not the Editor's Letter — Redrawn and Quartered
An extraordinary, nonpartisan experiment in redistricting on the left coast.