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Today’s Republicans strip power from governors in lame-duck legislative sessions.

AMERICA NEEDS A DEMOCRATIC REVOLUTIONMATTHEW YGLESIASSEPTEMBER 17, 2020VOX

The left-wing Working Families Party endorsed challengers in four legislative primaries, and all four of them were in the lead as of Wednesday morning.

TRUMP CONTRADICTS CDC DIRECTOR ON VACCINE; BIDEN SAYS AMERICANS SHOULDN’T TRUST TRUMPCOLBY ITKOWITZ, FELICIA SONMEZ, JOHN WAGNERSEPTEMBER 16, 2020WASHINGTON POST

Although scant polling is available for state legislative races, it’s reasonable to assume down-ballot races will follow the top of the ticket … which could allow Democrats to break the Republican supermajority, if not win a majority of their own.

CAN THIS MILLENNIAL POWER BROKER LEAD AN OHIO COMEBACK FOR DEMOCRATS?NICK FOURIEZOSSEPTEMBER 10, 2020OZY

Many states had finished their normal legislative session at the time of Floyd’s death and are planning to address police accountability next year.

A SUMMER OF PROTESTS EXPOSED DEEP DEMANDS FOR CHANGE—AND ENTRENCHED OBSTACLESKDUNN6SEPTEMBER 7, 2020FORTUNE

So what we’ve seen now—and this is mostly legislative efforts in the US—is bills that mandate accuracy and nondiscrimination audits for facial-recognition systems.

EIGHT CASE STUDIES ON REGULATING BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY SHOW US A PATH FORWARDKAREN HAOSEPTEMBER 4, 2020MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW

In the legislative branch, this summer’s police reform bills have stalled out.

KENOSHA’S LOOTING IS A SYMPTOM OF A DECREPIT DEMOCRACYAARON ROSS COLEMANSEPTEMBER 4, 2020VOX

There’s kind of legislative machinery as we call it, which is how the Senate and the Congress are run.

AMERICA’S HIDDEN DUOPOLY (EP. 356 REBROADCAST)STEPHEN J. DUBNERSEPTEMBER 3, 2020FREAKONOMICS

Holvey said legislative action feels closer to reality than in previous years.

OREGON GOV. KATE BROWN CALLS FOR AUDIT AFTER OUR REPORTING ON A STATE INSTITUTE THAT LOBBIED FOR THE TIMBER INDUSTRYBY TONY SCHICK, OPB, AND ROB DAVIS, THE OREGONIAN/OREGONLIVESEPTEMBER 2, 2020PROPUBLICA

It’s not just in the courts, legislative chambers, or other government bodies.

RIDER SURVEILLANCE POSES THREAT TO LGBTQ PRIVACYCHRISTOPHER WOODAUGUST 7, 2020WASHINGTON BLADE

Congress tried to address the question, and the Senate and the House of Representatives have separately passed bills recognizing this form of discrimination – but never in the same legislative session, which means it couldn’t become law.

SUPREME COURT EXPANDS WORKPLACE EQUALITY TO LGBTQ EMPLOYEES, BUT QUESTIONS REMAINLGBTQ-EDITORJUNE 17, 2020NO STRAIGHT NEWS

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