Author – The Durango Herald

Democrats chip away at GOP dominance in state governments

Democrats took back the governor’s offices in Illinois and Michigan on Tuesday, major steps in their nationwide strategy to reverse years of Republican gains in state capitols. In...

DATE: Nov 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Measures target voting districts

Billionaire couple from Texas finances redistricting ballot initiatives

DATE: Nov 2, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Republican law limiting labor powers defeated in Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The steady march of new “right-to-work” laws in Republican-led states hit a wall in Missouri, where voters resoundingly rejected a measure that could have weakened unio...

DATE: Aug 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Business

Critics target partisan gerrymandering with state reforms

60 bills have been introduced in 18 states since January

DATE: Feb 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Agricultural groups challenge California weed-killer warning

A coalition of a dozen national and Midwestern agricultural groups sued on Wednesday to overturn a California decision that could force the popular weed-killer Roundup to carry warning label...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

FEMA rethinking ban on disaster aid to church buildings

When disaster strikes, houses of worship are often on the front lines, feeding and sheltering victims. Yet churches, synagogues and mosques are routinely denied aid by the Federal Emergency ...

DATE: Nov 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP to focus on unions, school choice

Changes expected at state and federal levels

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New abortion laws to take effect

Some of the new rules facing legal challenges

DATE: Jun 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Feds won’t accept Missouri driver’s licenses

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri residents soon will not be able to use their state driver’s licenses as identification to get into most federal facilities, making it at least the fourth stat...

DATE: Dec 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World