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Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis drops out of California governor’s race
California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis, who launched a gubernatorial bid more than two years ago, is dropping out and running for state treasurer instead.
California rushes to plan a still unscheduled election in US House seats standoff with Texas
California Democrats are rushing to schedule an election to remake U.S. House districts to counter plans to boost Republican ...
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State Rep. who fled Texas reacts to Gov. Abbott’s threats against Dems
Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) is vowing to call “special session after special session” to pressure Democratic lawmakers who ...
California Democrat drops out of governor's race to run for a different role
California's lieutenant governor is dropping out of the governor's race and instead mounting a bid for the role of Golden State treasurer ...
Federal Tax Changes Have State-Level Consequences
Now that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is law, governors and state lawmakers must decide how they want their state tax ...
Texas Democrats decamp to California as Republicans warn of more escalations
The Texas House of Representatives failed to meet a quorum on Friday as Democratic lawmakers continued their walkout to block ...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves to amp up the pressure on Democrats who fled in redistricting standoff
More than 50 Texas Democratic legislators left the state to block a GOP effort to redraw congressional lines. Abbott said ...
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Does Texas Gov. Abbott have the power to remove Democratic lawmakers?
Several legal experts, in interviews with ABC News, questioned the strength of Abbott's case to remove lawmakers.