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Arizona elects its first Mexican-American Senator
November 18, 2024What did not happen was an expected Harris victory that would also flip both houses of the state legislature.
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Presidency, U.S. Senate, and House control could be determined in Nebraska
October 17, 2024Decisions key to the nation’s future could well be made by the people of Omaha, the state’s “blue dot.”
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Gerrymandering and the filibuster are holding back workers’ gains
October 3, 2024In an echo of Jim Crow, senators today are using the threat of a filibuster to protect a broken labor law system that denies all workers, and especially workers of color, a fair chance.
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Bernie Sanders to propose $10 billion cut in Biden’s Israel military funding package
December 21, 2023Senator would let “Iron Dome” money go through, but block all of what he calls “offensive” weaponry.
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Union leaders O’Brien, Nelson, Fain to Senate: Unionization battles corporate greed
November 21, 2023More than winning raises for workers, unions effectively battle the full range of corporate greed.
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