The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 45 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 45
Ted Cruz Talks About Joe Rogan Being 'President' Of Texas If State Secedes From U.S. | "If there comes a point where it’s hopeless, then I think we take NASA, we take the military, we take the oil,” Cruz told an audience at Texas A&M University.
Trump told RNC chair he was leaving GOP to create new party, says new book
VA rejects cannabis research as veterans plead for medical pot
'Kentucky Needs a New Deal': Charles Booker Outlines Plan to Defeat Rand Paul, Abolish Poverty
If Democrats return to centrism, they are doomed to lose against Trump
The Working Class Is on Strike | It’s time for Washington to have their backs.
Far-right extremism dominates the GOP. It didn’t start — and won’t end — with Trump.
Ex-GOP Lawmaker Rips Marjorie Taylor Greene for Raging Over Infrastructure: 'Can't Fix Stupid'
Corporations calling for voting rights bill donated to Republicans who blocked it, watchdog says
Covid Gets Even Redder: The partisan gap in deaths has grown larger.
A 'war on books': Conservatives push for audits of school libraries
If Build Back Better Fails, AOC Warns, 'We May Have Just Locked in US Emissions' | The U.S. will be at risk of throwing away its "biggest chance to combat climate change" if conservative Democrats tank the reconciliation bill, said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Mitch McConnell spent decades chasing power. Now he heeds Trump, who mocks him and wants him gone.
More Texas voters unhappy than satisfied over power grid, abortion and property taxes, UT/TT Poll finds
'Big Bird Is a Communist': Muppet Vaccination Draws Backlash From Republicans, Conservatives
Police case gave Supreme Court a chance to protect your rights to record cops. It whiffed.
Georgia could convene a grand jury to probe whether Trump and his allies interfered in the 2020 election, report says
Republicans Are Erasing Decades of Voting Rights Gains Before Our Eyes
Still hate Hillary? Get over it: She was right about Trump then — and she's right now
Joe Biden defended Sesame Street's Big Bird after the character was attacked by Republicans for saying he is vaccinated against COVID
In the Middle of Infrastructure Talks, Joe Manchin Has Pursued a Book Deal
Man Wanted For Attacking US Capitol Seeks Asylum In Belarus
GOP rep who supported infrastructure bill: 'These are the things people expect when they pay taxes'
Ted Cruz Picked a Fight With Big Bird and Lost | The United States Senator from Texas has a second gig as a Twitter troll. He is miserably bad at it.
The GOP Pulled Out the Stops to Flip School Boards. It Didn’t Work.

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 45

Posted: 08 Nov 2021 08:59 AM PST

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.

If someone from your state made a news round-up that you think is insufficient, feel free to comment to that round-up with further news stories. Enjoy discussion, and review our civility guidelines before engaging with others.

Hi there, /r/politics. Because this thread is about local politics, I'd like to reiterate that news about President Biden or any other national political figure is off topic in this thread and will be removed. Thank you, and have a good week.

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Ted Cruz Talks About Joe Rogan Being 'President' Of Texas If State Secedes From U.S. | "If there comes a point where it’s hopeless, then I think we take NASA, we take the military, we take the oil,” Cruz told an audience at Texas A&M University.

Posted: 07 Nov 2021 11:37 PM PST