The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 18 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 18
Florida Republicans rushed to curb mail voting after Trump’s attacks on the practice. Now some fear it could lower GOP turnout.
“Long overdue”: The Senate just passed $35 billion for clean drinking water.
US begins reuniting some families separated at Mexico border
The GOP Really, Really Doesn’t Want Washington, DC, to Be a State
Supreme Court’s Ethics Problems Are Bigger Than Coney Barrett
Cindy McCain calls Arizona GOP election audit 'ludicrous'
Republicans feared Democrats’ voting bill polls well. A new poll says they’re right. | When partisan cues aren’t present, voters say they like many ideas in the For the People Act.
Election falsehood now a symbol of GOP loyalty
Oklahoma Republican Compared Black Lives Matter to KKK and He's Just as Wrong as the Million Other White People Who Have Done the Same
The Republican Party Has Developed New Rites of Initiation: You Must Push the Big Lie - We allow ourselves only two political parties and, if one of them is permanently delusional, the whole system goes out of balance.
At Kentucky Rally, Sanders Blasts McConnell for 'Working Overtime' to Reward the Rich and Block Progress | "If Senator McConnell and Republicans in the Senate continue their strategy of obstructionism, it means passing a progressive agenda through the Senate with 51 votes."
Lincoln Project taunts Trump, saying he lost to 'swamp,' McConnell
Cindy McCain Has a Message for Republicans: “The Election Is Over. Biden Won.”
Biden Quietly Preparing for Food Stamp Increase Without Congress
What if we turned empty offices into housing? Remote work is hollowing out downtown Boston and other cities that desperately need affordable housing. With imagination and political will, we could address both problems at once.
Juan Williams: GOP turns lies into laws
Liz Cheney refuses to back down on Trump criticism amid growing GOP pressure
Republicans Are Suing to Use Stimulus Relief to Cut Taxes. It’s All Theater.
Democrats have raised more in Biden’s first 100 days than in either Obama’s or Trump’s
Ted Cruz’s warning to ‘woke CEOs’ blasted by former government ethics boss | ‘This may be the most openly corrupt thing any Senator has said,’ writes Walter Shaub, a former director of the US Office of Government Ethics
Biden calls Capitol riots ‘worst attack on our democracy since the Civil War’
Cindy McCain to Republicans: “The Election Is Over”
Trump’s Secret Rules for Drone Strikes Outside War Zones Are Disclosed
The Missouri Senate on Wednesday voted against paying to expand Medicaid as called for by voters last year.
Former Ethics Chief Slams Cruz's Warning To 'Woke' CEOs As 'Most Openly Corrupt' Ever

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 18

Posted: 03 May 2021 09:17 AM PDT

Welcome to the 'What happened in your state last week' thread, where you can post any local political news stories that you find important in the comments. This is a weekly thread posted every Monday, in order to facilitate more discussion on local issues on /r/politics. Since this is intended to be a thread about local politics, top-level comments that are exclusively about national issues will not be allowed. When commenting, please include the state you're living in, and don't forget to link sources. Also, please actually describe what happened. Things like "I live in X, you know what happened", "Nothing happened" or "[Politician] continues to be an idiot" isn't helpful to users and will be removed.

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Florida Republicans rushed to curb mail voting after Trump’s attacks on the practice. Now some fear it could lower GOP turnout.

Posted: 03 May 2021 03:55 AM PDT