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The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 2 - Politics

The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 2 - Politics


The "What happened in your state last week?" Megathread, Week 2

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 02:25 PM 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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Joe Biden to back filibuster rule change to push voting rights bill

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 03:59 AM PST

Ben Carson Echoes Trump, Says Covid Test Shortage Isn't 'Such a Bad Thing' Because It Means Fewer 'Positive People' | According to Carson, who is a neurosurgeon, ignorance is bliss when it comes to the pandemic

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 04:48 AM PST

McConnell Told To 'Save The Damn Crocodile Tears' After Whining About Silencing Voters

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 05:38 AM PST

Republicans in at least three states filed forged elector letters; possible pattern seen

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 01:48 AM PST

McConnell blocks simple majority votes on Dems' voting rights bills

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:35 PM PST

Three in four voters support banning lawmakers from trading stocks: poll

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:16 PM PST

Opinion: Wisconsin's 1-party rule is what the GOP wants everywhere

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 03:53 AM PST

Joe Manchin Falsely Says Filibuster Has Existed 232 Years

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 09:31 PM PST

After 2020, Trump backers forged election docs in three states - Groups of Republicans in three states signed their names to forged documents, pretended they were real, and sent them to government agencies.

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 05:39 AM PST

Psaki and Fox News reporter spar over Biden's 'pandemic of the unvaccinated' comments: 'You're 17x more likely to go to the hospital if you're not vaccinated, 20x more likely to die'

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:40 PM PST

Tucker Carlson Sinks To New Low With Attack On Nancy Pelosi’s Appearance

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 04:07 AM PST

A potential new bill could bar members of Congress and their families from trading individual stocks

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:32 PM PST

Judge Obliterates Trump Lawyer Claim That He Urged Peace on Jan. 6

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:05 PM PST

Biden Will Endorse Changing Senate Rules to Pass Voting Rights Legislation

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 02:33 AM PST

GOP Sen. Mike Rounds doubles down on saying the 2020 election was fair after Trump calls him a jerk

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 01:57 AM PST

Calls for Paid Leave Grow as Workers Face 'Vicious Cycle': Their Jobs or Covid Safety | "In the midst of a horrific pandemic, two-thirds of low-wage workers still lack access to paid sick leave," noted Sen. Bernie Sanders. "That is barbaric."

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 05:43 AM PST

Our planet and democracy are under attack — if we don't save both, we won't have either

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 06:31 AM PST

Sanders calls for stand-alone votes on parts of Democrats' agenda

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:22 PM PST

Republicans threaten floor takeover if Democrats weaken filibuster

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 06:30 AM PST

Mike Rounds Stands Up to Trump After Declaring Election Was Fair

Posted: 11 Jan 2022 04:39 AM PST

Monday, January 10, 2022

62,000 Los Angeles students and staff test positive for Covid ahead of return to school Tuesday - All news

62,000 Los Angeles students and staff test positive for Covid ahead of return to school Tuesday - All news


62,000 Los Angeles students and staff test positive for Covid ahead of return to school Tuesday

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:56 PM PST

Betty White died of a stroke she suffered six days earlier

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:02 PM PST

Federal vaccine mandate for employers with 100 or more staff now in effect

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:27 PM PST

Mother shoots her 4-year-old child twice while attempting to clean gun, police say

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:51 AM PST

Cleveland Starbucks workers file for unionization, aiming to be first Starbucks union in Ohio

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:17 PM PST

Union wins representation at second Starbucks store in New York

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 02:48 PM PST

U.S. reports at least 1.1 million COVID cases in a day, shattering global record

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:06 PM PST

No evidence of drugs or foul play in death of Bob Saget, medical examiner says

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:08 PM PST

Maya Angelou becomes first Black woman to appear on US quarter

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:23 PM PST

Ikea cuts sick pay for unvaccinated staff forced to self-isolate

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 08:36 AM PST

MILWAUKEE -- The man who bought Kyle Rittenhouse an assault-style rifle when he was only 17 has agreed to plead no contest to contributing to the delinquency of a minor, a non-criminal citation, and avoid convictions on the two felonies he'd been facing.

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:56 AM PST

US hospitals letting infected staff members stay on the job

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:47 PM PST

Red Cross declares first-ever national blood crisis

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:08 PM PST

Pfizer CEO says two Covid vaccine doses aren’t ‘enough for omicron’

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:29 PM PST

In a First, Man Receives a Heart From a Genetically Altered Pig

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:17 PM PST

Robert Durst dies in custody

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:42 AM PST

Home COVID tests to be covered by insurers starting Saturday

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:10 PM PST

Chicago schools cancel classes for fourth day as union fight hits second week

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:47 AM PST

FBI: Cyber criminals are mailing out USB drives that install ransomware

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:53 AM PST

US charges New York man with threatening to kill Donald Trump

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 08:52 AM PST

Space heater blamed for NYC fire that killed 17, including 8 children: "You see kids fighting for their life"

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:02 AM PST

Gov. Newsom signs executive order outlawing price gouging of COVID-19 at-home test kits in California

Posted: 09 Jan 2022 11:22 PM PST

Trump's potential liability for Capitol riot faces major test in court

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:25 PM PST

Newborn Tossed in Dumpster Found Alive

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 09:30 AM PST

Horned helmets predate Vikings by 3,000 years, originating in the Bronze Age, researchers say

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 03:38 AM PST

Group argues Madison Cawthorn ineligible for Congress due to Jan. 6 rally participation - Politics

Group argues Madison Cawthorn ineligible for Congress due to Jan. 6 rally participation - Politics


Group argues Madison Cawthorn ineligible for Congress due to Jan. 6 rally participation

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 09:53 AM PST

Manchin's Coal Corruption Is So Much Worse Than You Knew

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:27 AM PST

‘We simply did not win the election for the presidency’: GOP senator says no evidence for Trump claims

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:19 AM PST

A Trading Ban for U.S. Lawmakers That Makes Sense | Senator Jon Ossoff’s proposal to bar federal legislators and their family members from buying individual stocks deserves bipartisan support.

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 09:48 AM PST

North Carolina voters file suit to disqualify Cawthorn from running for reelection

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 09:46 AM PST

So much for 'nothing to hide': Jim Jordan balks at Jan. 6 probe

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:08 AM PST

National Archives received forged letters from Arizona and Michigan claiming Trump won election, report says

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:46 AM PST

Sanders Says Democrats Need 'Major Course Correction' to Prevent GOP Takeover

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:48 AM PST

Donald Trump dialled Fox hosts into Oval Office meetings, report says

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:46 AM PST

Trump says GOP Sen. Mike Rounds 'went woke' and 'will never receive my Endorsement again' after he called the 2020 presidential election 'as fair as we've seen'

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 08:15 AM PST

Jim Jordan refuses to tell Jan. 6 panel about Trump calls after claiming he had “nothing to hide”

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:25 AM PST

Swing State Trumpers Forged Letters to National Archives in Harebrained Scheme to Overturn Election

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 08:08 AM PST

North Carolina voters dispute Cawthorn candidacy over Jan. 6

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 08:00 AM PST

Donald Trump Reportedly Dialed Sean Hannity Into Oval Office Meetings Recently released texts underscore right-wing Fox News hosts' astounding influence on the former president.

Posted: 09 Jan 2022 09:18 PM PST

Groups Tell Biden He's Not Welcome in Georgia Without a 'Finalized Voting Rights Plan' - "We have voted, we have advocated, and we have organized. We have done the work. Now, it is time for you to deliver."

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 12:10 PM PST

Senate Democrats grow less confident in Manchin

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:13 AM PST

Washington, D.C., Has an Insider-Trading Problem

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 11:39 AM PST

North Carolina Voters Challenge Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s Candidacy for Reelection Under Fourteenth Amendment’s Insurrectionist Disqualification Clause

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:53 AM PST

Petition for $2,000 monthly stimulus checks has 3 million signatures. ‘Americans need some certainty,’ says restaurateur who started it

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:02 AM PST

Rise of rightwing extremism in US military sparks fears over democracy

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 01:36 AM PST

This Republican senator just admitted the 2020 election wasn't rigged

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 07:50 AM PST

Attention, Democrats: The Constitution Trumps the Filibuster

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 04:38 AM PST

Trump may have committed a crime if he knew what would happen in the Capitol riot, Jan 6 committee member says

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 05:36 AM PST

Newsom signs executive order outlawing price gouging of COVID-19 at-home test kits

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 06:30 AM PST

The 2022 midterms will be all about Jan. 6: Democrats can win if they fight Trump's Big Lie

Posted: 10 Jan 2022 10:17 AM PST