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Heading Into New Hampshire, GOP ‘Front-Runners’ Are Anything But
Republican establishment choice Jeb Bush was once the candidate to beat. No more: Ted Cruz, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio’s success in the Iowa caucuses puts new pressure on the party mainstream.
In Houston, voters reject a closely watched equal rights ordinance
The ordinance became the flashpoint in a confrontation between the city’s lesbian mayor and conservatives, who said the measure would allow men in women’s bathrooms.
California Becomes 2nd State To Automatically Register Voters
California Gov. Jerry Brown signed new legislation on Saturday that will allow eligible state residents to automatically become registered to vote when they get their driver’s licenses.
Story, Keaton and Mackey win school board seats
Jason Hart and Jeff Redmond lost their bids for Juneau School Board to incumbent Andi Story, and newcomers Josh Keaton and Emil Mackey in Tuesday’s election.
17 Months Before Election Day, One Campaign Aims For $100 Million
The lofty target for the superPAC of not-quite-a-candidate Jeb Bush is one more sign of the cash gusher — and legal gray areas — opened up by recent campaign finance decisions.