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Tea party Republicans set back in Virginia
November 6, 2013Virginia held state elections for governor, lieutenant governor, state attorney general, all 100 members of the Virginia House of Delegates, and some local offices.
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Standing with history, Illinois passes Marriage Equality
November 6, 2013Jubilation swept Illinois after the state legislature passed a bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Nov. 5. Illinois becomes the 15th state to pass a marriage equality law.
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Senate reaches 60 votes for landmark anti-discrimination bill
November 4, 2013Republican Nevada Senator Dean Heller indicated his support for the anti-discrimination bill, ENDA today, saying, "that supporting this legislation is the right thing to do."
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Today in labor history: First woman elected governor in U.S.
November 4, 2013Nellie Taylor Ross was elected governor of Wyoming on Nov. 4, 1924. She was the first woman ever elected to a governorship.
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Republicans win a round on Texas anti-abortion law
November 4, 2013The battle raging in Texas for equal access to abortion services took a major regressive turn Thursday evening...
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