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The passage of Prop 36 marks a return to harsher punishments for some drug and theft crimes. Advocates worry it will also ...

Nationwide, unhoused people have some of the lowest turnout among all voters. Los Angeles County is trying to change this with flexible polling centers that meet people where they are.

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Alaska’s predominantly Native regions delivered huge margins against repealing the state’s new elections system, despite ...

Republican lawmakers in Arizona placed a slew of constitutional amendments on the ballot this fall to limit the recourse available to voters to hold politicians and courts accountable and to take ...

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Cynthia Mendoza’s first pregnancy, in the free world, was a time of enveloping love and anticipation. But in 2006, six months into her second pregnancy, Mendoza was arrested and jailed pre-trial in a ...