Thelma Harper, ‘Transformative’ Tennessee Legislator, Dies at 80
Thelma Harper, a Democrat who became the first African-American woman elected to Tennessee’s State Senate, died on Thursday. She ...
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Black legislator arrested for trying to expose Georgia Republicans celebrating their racist law
Those felony charges are legally questionable, because the Georgia constitution says legislators are "free from arrest during sessions of ...
Arizona legislator compares non-binary people to chickens during public hearing for anti-trans bill
First, let’s get into the farm animal comparison. “I don’t believe we, as a society, should have all of ...
Derrick Evans, a West Virginia legislator who stormed the Capitol, has resigned.
Derrick Evans, a member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, resigned on Saturday after participating in the storming ...