The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 22 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 22
Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor to Block 'One of the Ugliest Voter Suppression Bills in the Country' | "This is the kind of fight we need from our legislators."
Fauci warns U.S. not to declare "victory" prematurely and "abandon" COVID rules
Gaetz’s GOP Primed Young Women to Sell Sex to Men Like Him
The GOP Only Cares About the Debt Ceiling When Spending Goes Toward the People
Juan Williams: GOP extremism is poisoning the nation
Texas Democrats leave House floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill for now
Republicans Fear That Donald Trump May Wreck Their Chances to Fulfill His Darkest Fantasies
How Young G.O.P. Leaders Sold Out Their Generation
For Democrats, GOP filibuster of Jan. 6 commission tests ‘limits of bipartisanship’
Idaho governor hits out at ‘abuse of power’ by lieutenant governor for her ban on mask mandates while he was away
Pentagon chief fires back at Sen. Ted Cruz, says U.S. military will never be 'soft'
Beto O'Rourke breaks down how Republican election laws in Texas are designed to suppress Black and Latino votes
'Democracy itself is in peril:' Biden delivers warning while honoring fallen service members on Memorial Day
Texas Democrats abandon House floor, blocking passage of voting bill before final deadline
If Trump Vanished, Few Republicans Would Look For Him, Quips Ex-GOP Rep. Barbara Comstock
Texas Democrats Block Harsh Voting Bill By Walking Out En Masse
Bernie Sanders Compares Republican Tactics to China's 'Growing Authoritarianism'
Texas Democrats Walk Out, Stop Republican's Sweeping Voting Restrictions
Sorry, Republicans: Joe Biden isn’t Jimmy Carter — and these aren’t the 1970s
Outspoken Republican Who Opposes Legalization Owns Quite a Lot of Stock in Pot
NAACP Pledges Immediate Lawsuit Over Texas Voter Suppression Bill
State of Arizona to begin using Zyklon B to execute inmates on death row
The Republican Party's Delusional Attachment to Trump Sets the Stage for the Acceleration of Neoliberal Proto-Fascism
Federal judges call for increased security after threats jump 400% and one judge's son is killed
Biden defends Americans right to vote 'freely' in Memorial Day remarks

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 22

Posted: 31 May 2021 09:00 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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Texas Democrats Walk Off House Floor to Block 'One of the Ugliest Voter Suppression Bills in the Country' | "This is the kind of fight we need from our legislators."

Posted: 31 May 2021 03:50 AM PDT