Last month, California became the first state to prohibit the sale of firearms and ammunition on state property, a move that will put an end to gun shows on county fairgrounds, where they are often held. Gun safety activists have long argued that the shows perpetuate gun violence and lead to illegal firearm sales. While […]
Matt Vasilogambros, Stateline
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California Oil Spill Prompts New Push to Ban Offshore Drilling
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 […]
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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 […]