MONTEREY, Calif. December 20, 2021 — There is renewed debate in California and other states over whether to ban offshore oil and gas drilling, two months after a ruptured underwater pipeline off Huntington Beach spewed tens of thousands of gallons of crude oil into the ocean. But banning seabed extraction of fossil fuels would require […]
Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline
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Voter Access Matters in 2020, and These Lawmakers Know It
Aug. 2, 2019 – This is Part Four of Stateline’s 2019 Legislative Review. As 2020 approaches, it’s becoming clearer that the race for the presidency is going to come down to a few key states. In some of those states, Republican-led legislatures restricted voting access in ways that experts say would disproportionately affect Democratic voters. […]
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Russia Doesn’t Need to Change Votes — Just Sow Confusion
Aug. 9, 2018 – Two states left nearly 200,000 people off voter rolls earlier this year, leading to confusion and anger when those people tried to cast a ballot in the primaries. Election security experts fear it could happen again in November. While the problems stemmed mainly from computer glitches and human error, the chances […]