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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 20 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 20 - Politics


The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 20

Posted: 18 May 2020 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. "I live in X, you know what happened" 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. A reminder that news about presidential election primary candidates is considered off topic for this thread. Thank you, and have a good week!

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U.S. House chairman alleges Saudi arms sale link to State IG firing

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:33 AM PDT

Trump Calls Legally Protected Whistleblowing a 'Racket' as Fired Scientist Rips President's Failed Covid-19 Response

Posted: 18 May 2020 03:40 AM PDT

House Democrats Demand Trump State Department Turn Over 'Secret Plan' to Slash Social Security Amid Pandemic; "The idea that we would ask Americans to sell out their retirement and long-term security for assistance during a crisis is insane."

Posted: 18 May 2020 04:44 AM PDT

Democrats suddenly have a much better chance of retaking the Senate in 2020

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:14 AM PDT

President Trump wants ‘big, big stadiums loaded with people’ for sports amid coronavirus

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:02 AM PDT

$500 billion Treasury fund meant for coronavirus relief has lent barely any money so far, oversight commission finds

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:53 AM PDT

Hypocrisy watch: Republicans who championed inspectors general under Obama stand by as Trump purges them

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:28 AM PDT

Trump is hemorrhaging older voters, polls show

Posted: 18 May 2020 07:43 AM PDT

Democrats claim watchdog fired by Trump was probing Pompeo's fast-tracking of $8 billion Saudi arms sale

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:41 AM PDT

The Mueller Interference Everyone Feared Has Happened — Just Two Years Late

Posted: 18 May 2020 05:07 AM PDT

Trump losing critical part of his base as older voters flock to Biden, report says

Posted: 18 May 2020 09:13 AM PDT

US lockdown protests may have spread virus widely, cellphone data suggests

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:42 AM PDT

Trump admin slaps solar, wind operators with retroactive rent bills

Posted: 18 May 2020 07:36 AM PDT

Trump tell Susan Collins ‘I hope you are listening’ in rant calling for ‘whistleblower racket’ to be looked at closely

Posted: 18 May 2020 05:37 AM PDT

GOP Sen. Ben Sasse just gave 'the worst graduation speech of all time'

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:19 AM PDT

Freed by Court Ruling, Republicans Step Up Effort to Patrol Voting | Officials seek to recruit 50,000 poll watchers and spend millions to fight voter fraud. Democrats say the real goal is to stop them from voting.

Posted: 18 May 2020 03:54 AM PDT

A mask is not anti-Trump. It’s pro-life

Posted: 18 May 2020 07:05 AM PDT

Activists Are Trying to Stop the FBI From Snooping on Your Web History. After a prolonged fight in Congress, Nancy Pelosi could reattach a privacy-preserving amendment that failed by one vote in the Senate.

Posted: 18 May 2020 07:51 AM PDT

State Dept IG fired by Trump was investigating Saudi arms sale that bypassed Congress

Posted: 18 May 2020 10:28 AM PDT

Former inspector general: Trump 'does not want to hear the truth'

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:53 AM PDT

Biden White House would yank Keystone XL permit

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:58 AM PDT

Key Swing State Voters Disapprove of Donald Trump's Coronavirus Handling: Polls

Posted: 18 May 2020 07:44 AM PDT

The president’s job is to manage risk. But Trump is the risk.

Posted: 18 May 2020 04:17 AM PDT

COVID-19 Kills 20 times More People per Week on Average than Flu, Scientists Estimate

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:22 AM PDT

The Most Grossly Incompetent President Just Fixed His Anus-Shaped Mouth to Come for Obama

Posted: 18 May 2020 09:51 AM PDT

Family and friends will pay their respects to an Indianapolis postal worker Sunday who was shot and killed while working her route in April - All news

Family and friends will pay their respects to an Indianapolis postal worker Sunday who was shot and killed while working her route in April - All news


Family and friends will pay their respects to an Indianapolis postal worker Sunday who was shot and killed while working her route in April

Posted: 18 May 2020 03:40 AM PDT

Hundreds demand justice for Ahmaud Arbery at Georgia rally

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:52 AM PDT

'Delusional' Martin Shkreli denied prison release by judge

Posted: 17 May 2020 05:35 PM PDT

Israeli settler found guilty of murder in arson attack on Palestinian family

Posted: 18 May 2020 05:05 AM PDT

Elon Musk appears to be selling more California properties after pledging to ‘own no house’

Posted: 18 May 2020 05:56 AM PDT

FBI finds evidence of al Qaeda tie to 2019 Florida naval base shooting: U.S. source

Posted: 18 May 2020 07:25 AM PDT

Report: Utah cop showed off explicit photos of murdered Pullman track star

Posted: 18 May 2020 05:43 AM PDT

U.S. Is Said to Plan to File Antitrust Charges Against Google

Posted: 17 May 2020 02:27 PM PDT

Officer Who Cuffed UM Doctor Has History of Complaints

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:18 AM PDT

South Korean Football Team apologies for using sex dolls to fill empty stands

Posted: 18 May 2020 02:39 AM PDT

Two Pakistani women murdered in so-called honor killing after a leaked video circulates online - KRDO

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:49 AM PDT

High school senior becomes 1st black valedictorian with school's highest GPA ever

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:59 AM PDT

Man tries to set 4-year-old on fire to 'burn demon' out of him

Posted: 17 May 2020 04:25 PM PDT

Police: Officers rescue children from locked car, find mom in Maryland nail salon

Posted: 17 May 2020 10:54 AM PDT

North Carolina man wins $10 million on lotto ticket, the largest scratch-off prize in the state

Posted: 17 May 2020 10:42 AM PDT

Macon man busted for necrophilia in public

Posted: 17 May 2020 03:35 PM PDT

Space Force launches robotic X-37B space plane on new mystery mission

Posted: 18 May 2020 06:26 AM PDT

Seven ISIS militants escape jail in Syria; four are recaptured

Posted: 18 May 2020 03:47 AM PDT

Puerto Rico approves new civil code, sparking fears over LGBT+ rights

Posted: 17 May 2020 04:28 PM PDT

Husband of missing Colorado woman says he'll do 'whatever it takes' to bring wife back

Posted: 18 May 2020 08:12 AM PDT

Police say Texas woman lit her boyfriend's car on fire with him inside

Posted: 17 May 2020 06:54 PM PDT

Anthem bill sparks new clashes in Hong Kong legislature

Posted: 18 May 2020 01:03 AM PDT

Sunday, May 17, 2020

New Hampshire postal worker leaves gift cards for 2020 grads on his route - All news

New Hampshire postal worker leaves gift cards for 2020 grads on his route - All news


New Hampshire postal worker leaves gift cards for 2020 grads on his route

Posted: 17 May 2020 04:22 AM PDT

'Delusional' Martin Shkreli / Pharma Bro requesting release to ‘create vaccine’ denied prison release by judge

Posted: 17 May 2020 07:48 AM PDT

Ahmaud Arbery protesters demand the resignation of 2 local prosecutors

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:20 PM PDT

North Carolina Supreme Court: Middle finger didn’t warrant traffic stop

Posted: 17 May 2020 08:49 AM PDT

Group buys Alabama abortion clinic to keep it from closing

Posted: 16 May 2020 04:45 PM PDT

Man Faces Terrorism Charge After Threatening to Kill Michigan’s Governor, Officials Say

Posted: 16 May 2020 12:35 PM PDT

Multiple firefighters injured by explosion in Downtown Los Angeles, several buildings involved

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:59 PM PDT

Comic actor Fred Willard dies at 86

Posted: 16 May 2020 12:15 PM PDT

A salon owner who reopened despite Oregon's stay-at-home orders has been fined $14,000

Posted: 16 May 2020 11:04 AM PDT

Police officer told homeowner he could contact Ahmaud Arbery shooting suspect for help with potential trespassers, text message shows

Posted: 16 May 2020 04:23 PM PDT

One killed, two shot in Illinois as police remain in standoff with suspect

Posted: 17 May 2020 03:38 AM PDT

Hospital responds after video shows one of their nurses in a crowded Wisconsin bar without a mask

Posted: 16 May 2020 02:17 PM PDT

Parents who handcuffed their son at home arrested after boy escapes, police say

Posted: 16 May 2020 01:18 PM PDT

Navy grants waiver allowing transgender sailor to serve openly

Posted: 16 May 2020 02:00 PM PDT

Honour killing: Two Pakistani teenage girls shot dead over a mobile phone video with a boy

Posted: 17 May 2020 09:53 AM PDT

China steps up warnings, buys US barley, Russian beef

Posted: 17 May 2020 05:46 AM PDT

Zoom is Now Worth More Than the World’s 7 Biggest Airlines

Posted: 16 May 2020 04:31 PM PDT

Colombian company creates hospital beds that can double as coffins

Posted: 16 May 2020 10:11 PM PDT

Federal judge rules that North Carolina governor’s coronavirus restrictions violate religious expression

Posted: 16 May 2020 06:11 PM PDT

Brothers who survived Holocaust die weeks apart

Posted: 16 May 2020 09:44 PM PDT

Kansas secretly withheld $21 million in payments to foster care providers - News - The Topeka Capital-Journal

Posted: 17 May 2020 10:07 AM PDT

Suspect in shooting death of Ahmaud Arbery helped release video of incident, attorney says

Posted: 16 May 2020 07:15 PM PDT

LeBron James to Produce Docuseries on Houston Astros Cheating Scandal

Posted: 16 May 2020 09:55 PM PDT