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Republicans can’t stop talking about Joe Biden. That may be a problem

It all fits with President Trump’s practice of blaming his predecessors for the nation’s ills. But the strategy also carries ...

Texas Republicans aim to redraw House districts at Trump’s urging, but there’s a risk

The Texas GOP knows the risk. In the 2010s, the Republican-controlled Legislature drew political lines that helped pad the ...

Overland Park considers a new incentive to build $300,000 homes on vacant land

To help develop vacant land on 151st Street, the city is looking at a new state financing tool to help build homes that are ...

What to expect as Texas lawmakers return to Austin for special session

The Texas Legislature's special session starts Monday. Can lawmakers get everything done before it expires in 30 days?

Democrats seek to fight fire with fire on redistricting

Democrats on Capitol Hill are pressing blue-state governors to redraw their House lines in response to a similar push by ...

Can Texas GOP steal the midterms in advance? Yes, they can

Sorry, political wise men: "Dummymander" is not a thing — the plan to create more GOP seats will probably work ...
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Missouri lawmakers plan a public hearing in Kansas City as they dive into property tax problems

A Missouri House interim committee met last week and will hold four hearings around the state to listen to concerns and hear ...

2003 redistricting profoundly changed Texas politics, will this year’s plan do the same?

In 2003, just three years after the decennial census, Texas Republicans developed a proposal to redraw that state’s ...
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‘We need to remember what a democracy is’: anti-Trump protestors gather outside Kansas Statehouse

Hundreds of Kansas gathered outside the Kansas State Capitol on Saturday in protest of what they call government overreach by the Trump administration ...