ALEC’s national board treasurer, Arizona Senate President Karen Fann, leads the charge on the highly controversial Maricopa County ballot audit widely denounced by election officials from both parties.
The failure of federalism is well documented by our recent experience with the muddled management of COVID-19 at all levels of government. President Donald Trump put federalism to the test when he delegated the COVID-19 pandemic to the states.
As more information about the dangers of 5G comes to light, the pushback has been tremendous. But all of the groups that are trying to protect the public from the many dangers of 5G are facing an [.]
Fight over critical race theory hits statehouse
Posted : 2021-06-03 17:05 By John L. Micek
Everyone s complaining about Congress, but if you want to track the real, festering growth of Trumpism and its corrosive effect on our politics, you re better served keeping your eye on state capitols throughout the land.
Take my home state of Pennsylvania, where the Republican-controlled state House kept itself busy last week by advancing bills that expand gun rights and restrict the rights of people who can get pregnant. Those solutions in search of a problem come even as some lawmakers seek to ban transgender scholastic athletes from competing in sports that correspond to their gender.
Watch What’s Happening in Red States Ronald Brownstein
It’s not just voting rights.
Though this year’s proliferation of bills restricting ballot access in red states has commanded national attention, it represents just one stream in a torrent of conservative legislation poised to remake the country. GOP-controlled states including Florida, Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Arizona, Iowa, and Montana have advanced their most conservative agenda in years, and one that reflects Donald Trump’s present stamp on the Republican Party.
Across these states and others, Republican legislators and governors have operated as if they were programming a prime-time lineup at Fox News. They have focused far less on the small-government, limited-spending, and anti-tax policies that once defined the GOP than on an array of hot-button social issues, such as abortion, guns, and limits on public protest, that reflect the cultural and racial priorities of Trump’s base.