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Following its policy wins in Wooster, the Racial Justice Coalition and NAACP will focus their sights on other Wayne County police departments.

As policymakers look ahead, they must find a way to balance the need for inclusive resilience with the imperative for meaningful reform.

The government is on alert ahead of the 2022 midterms. Experts say the possibility of the political climate igniting a civil war is remote — but not off the table.

Jay Ulfelder, a fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, says as bad as it looks, we’re not on the brink of civil war.

As the votes were counted on election night, Morales was ahead as expected. The question was whether he would win by enough to avoid a runoff, which in Bolivia is triggered when a candidate wins by a margin of fewer than 10 points. In an unofficial tally, Morales led Mesa by 7.9 points, giving the opposition hope for a second round. But when the official count was released, Morales had won by 10.6 points. There would be no runoff. Without evidence, the opposition immediately leveled fraud charg...

Pete Marovich/Getty Images Former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial in the Senate began Tuesday. Whether the trial matters at all is an open question. Impeachment requires a two-thirds majority in the Senate, and it seems clear that there aren’t currently enough votes to cross that threshold. In late January, 45 Republicans voted for Sen. Rand Paul’s (R-KY) motion to dismiss the entire idea of trying a former president as unconstitutional — far more than the 34 votes necessary ...

It’s been less than a week since a mob whipped up by President Donald Trump attacked the US Capitol in his name, and Republicans in Congress are already telling Americans to move on. What’s needed now is not punishment for insurrection, they say, but rather “healing” for a country rent by partisan fissures. “To deliver a better America, partisans of all stripes must first unite as Americans and show that a peaceful transition has occurred,” House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said ...

Idaho legislators to consider $630M surplus, limiting governors powers in 2021 session Hayat Norimine, The Idaho Statesman Jan. 11—Idahos 66th Legislative Session begins today, and it wont be like any other. Gov. Brad Littles State of the State address will be delivered 1 p.m. and held remotely from a Statehouse auditorium. Normally the governor delivers the speech on the House floor with all three branches of government present. The public will be able to watch at the Capitol...

A series of dress rehearsals of sorts have played out in a handful of statehouses across the country in recent months.

AP Police keep a watch on demonstrators who tried to break through a police barrier, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at the Capitol in Washington. As Congress prepares to affirm President-elect Joe Bidens victory, thousands of people have gathered to show their support for President Donald Trump and his claims of election fraud.(AP Photo/John Minchillo) 7/30 AP FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2021 file photo rioters supporting President Donald Trump storm the Capitol in Washington. An Army reservist charged wi...