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Rod Sommer stands in a partitioned booth and fills out his ballot during early in-person voting at the Hamilton County Board of Elections in Cincinnati, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

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Power to the people? Only half have the right to propose and pass laws
By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
Fri,10/27/23-7:09AM , 95 Reads
Voters in Maine will be deciding a question in November about whether independent automobile repair shops should have access to the same diagnostic technology as dealerships.
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Gamblers line up to place bets on the NCAA men's college basketball tournament at the Borgata casino in Atlantic City N.J., March 21, 2019. When the NFL season kicks off, Kentucky residents will be able to legally bet on games for the first time. When they do, they also will be funding the state's first-ever program for people with gambling problems. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, File)

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As sports betting spikes, help for problem gamblers expands in some states
By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
Mon,09/04/23-11:42PM , 142 Reads
When the NFL season kicks off this week, Kentucky residents and visitors — for the first time — will be able to legally place sports bets on something other than horse racing.
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People hold hands around the State Capitol during a prayer session before a special session of the state legislature on public safety Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

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Mass shootings spur divergent laws as states split between gun rights and control
By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
Mon,08/21/23-11:07PM , 145 Reads
Tennessee's Republican-led Legislature is meeting in special session this week to consider a package of public safety proposals, including some stemming from a deadly shooting at a Nashville elementary school earlier this year.
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Macoupin County Republican Central Committee Chairman Tom Stoecker poses for a photo outside the Macoupin County Courthouse Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in Carlinville, Ill. Carlinville is located in one of Illinois' Congressional districts that flipped from Republican to Democrat as a result of gerrymandering. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

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Analysis: What makes a fair election? Recent redistricting the most politically balanced in years
By DAVID A. LIEB - Associated Press
Fri,06/09/23-11:04PM , 84 Reads
Democrats have for years bemoaned partisan redistricting plans that helped Republicans win far more congressional seats than expected. But that advantage has disappeared.
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